homage
Plural: homages
Noun
- respectful deference
- A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
- An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
- In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
Verb
Verb Forms: homaged, homaging, homages
- To show or pay tribute and respect.
- To pay reverence to by external action.
- To cause to pay homage.
Examples
- Her triple-word play was a way to homage her mastery of Scrabble strategy.
Origin / 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/.
Scrabble Score: 12
homage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhomage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary