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.”
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