révérence
See also: reverence
French
Etymology
From Latin reverentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃s/
Noun
révérence f (plural révérences)
- reverence (deep respect)
- bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)
Derived terms
- tirer sa révérence
- Votre Révérence
Related terms
- révérer
Descendants
- → Romanian: reverență
- → Turkish: reverans
Further reading
- “révérence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.