Genuflect (verb)
jen-oo-fl-ekt
Lower one’s body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect. / Show deference or servility.
Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bend (the knee’)): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu ‘knee’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
Example sentences
“His bowing and genuflecting reflected his deference.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
