From ethics readings

Question 1

o·bei·sance

ōˈbāsəns,ōˈbē-/

Answer 1

they paid obeisance to the prince”
synonyms: respect, homage, worship, adoration, reverence, veneration, honor, submission, deference
“he made a very formal, elaborate gesture of obeisance”

a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy.
plural noun: obeisances
"she made a deep obeisance"
synonyms:	bow, curtsy, bob, genuflection, salaam;
historicalkowtow
"he made a half-bow, half-curtsy, a sort of unisex obeisance"