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noun bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
verb bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
originVariant of courtesy (1525) (from court + -esy), from Middle English curteisie, curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie.
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