homage

C2 Topic:Register & Style

US /ˈ(h)ɑmɪd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #14820

Meanings

1

noun
An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.

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.
2

noun
In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

We'll do thee homage, and be rul'd by thee, / Love thee as our commander and our king.
3

verb
To cause to pay homage.

The Austrian Crowns and Romes seven Hills she shook; >br>To her great Neptune Homag'd all his Streams.

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Synonyms

2 noun · in feudalism, the formal... manred

Word family

Derived forms homager

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/.

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# homage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈ(h)ɑmɪd͡ʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 14820

## Meanings
1. An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
2. In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
3. To cause to pay homage.

## Examples
- 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.
- We'll do thee homage, and be rul'd by thee, / Love thee as our commander and our king.
- The Austrian Crowns and Romes seven Hills she shook; >br>To her great Neptune Homag'd all his Streams.

## Synonyms
- manred

## Derived Forms
- homager

## 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/.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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