Homage

A formal acknowledgement of loyalty by someone holding land from a superior lord.

A formal act by which a person acknowledged a lord’s authority and their obligations to that lord.

A formal act acknowledging someone as a feudal lord. It expressed a relationship of loyalty and obligation.

A ceremony in which a tenant publicly acknowledged their lord and promised loyalty.

A formal acknowledgement of loyalty by a vassal to their lord, made by swearing an oath in a public ceremony.

A formal ceremony in which a landholder became a lord's vassal, promising loyalty and service.

A ceremony in which a landholder acknowledged a lord and promised loyalty.

A formal act acknowledging another person as one’s lord, normally involving obligations of loyalty and service.