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Definitions and meaning of homage

homage

Etymology

From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in /-ɑːʒ/ and with silent h are due to confusion with the nearly synonymous doublet hommage, which is indeed pronounced /oʊˈmɑːʒ/.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈhɒmɑːʒ/, /ɒˈmɑːʒ/
• (General American) enPR: (h)ŏmʹĭj, ō-mäjʹ, ŏ-mäjʹ, IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)ɑmɪd͡ʒ/, /oʊˈmɑʒ/, /ɒˈmɑːʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒ, -ɑːʒ
• Hyphenation: hom‧age

Noun

homage (countable and uncountable, plural homages)

1. (countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, such as towards a person after their retirement or death.
2. (countable) An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
   • 2002, Kevin Williamson, Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 6.01)

     He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen.

3. (historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

   Synonym: (obsolete) manred

Usage notes

• Often used in the construction pay homage to.
• Because of the different pronunciations, homage is sometimes preceded by the article a and sometimes by an.
• Recently, the pronunciation /oʊˈmɑːʒ/ has been introduced from French for sense 2; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling.

Derived terms

• homager
• lip homage
• pay homage to

Translations

Verb

homage (third-person singular simple present homages, present participle homaging, simple past and past participle homaged)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To pay reverence to by external action.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to pay homage.

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References

Further reading

• “homage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “homage”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Homage (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ohmage

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hommage, omage, umage

Etymology

From Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔmˈaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /umˈaːd͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

homage (plural homages)

1. An oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their vassal; a pledge of allegiance.
2. Money given to a liege by a vassal or the privilege of collecting such money.
3. A demonstration of respect or honor towards an individual (including prayer).
4. (rare) Membership in an organised religion or belief system.
5. (rare) The totality of a feudal lord's subjects when collected.

Related terms

• homager

Descendants

• English: homage
• Scots: homage
• → Irish: ómós

References

• “homāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-02.

Old French

Alternative forms

• hommage, honmage, humage

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin homināticum. By surface analysis, home +‎ -age.

Noun

homage oblique singular, m (oblique plural homages, nominative singular homages, nominative plural homage)

1. oath; pledge

Descendants

• Middle French: homage
  • French: hommage
    • → Romanian: omagiu
• → Italian: omaggio
• → Middle Dutch: homagie
  • Dutch: homage
• → Middle English: homage, hommage, omage, umage
  • English: homage
  • Scots: homage
  • → Irish: ómós
• → Sicilian: omaggiu

See also

• loiauté
• vasselage