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obeisance vs submission

submission vs obeisance

obeisance and submission both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obeisance Yes No No No
submission Yes No No No
As nouns, submission is a hypernym of obeisance; that is, submission is a word with a broader meaning than obeisance:
  • obeisance: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
  • submission: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
Other hypernyms of obeisance include compliance.
obeisance (noun) submission (noun)
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
(law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else
Difference between obeisance and submission

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