Both Uses of
homage
in
Middlemarch
- So Miss Brooke presided in her uncle's household, and did not at all dislike her new authority, with the homage that belonged to it.†
Chpt 1 *homage = respect or loyalty
- Rosamond was proud when he entered the room, and when he approached her with a distinguishing smile, she had a delicious sense that she was the object of enviable homage.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
a show of deep respect or admiration for someone or something -- often through a gesture, artwork, or tribute