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noun

Courteous regard
respect, veneration, homage; see honor 1, reverence 1, 2.
Obedience
submission, compliance, yielding; see docility. See syn. study at honor.

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The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others:
acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, obedience, submission, submissiveness, tractability, tractableness. See resist
Great respect or high public esteem accorded as a right or as due:
homage, honor, obeisance. See respect

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