homager
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of homager
1350–1400; Middle English omager < Anglo-French. See homage, -er 2
Example Sentences
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I want thy wings, to speed my way— Henceforth, a distant homager, I'll gaze, Content by silent longings to decay, So that my sighs for her in her no anger raise.
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas
Call in the Messengers: As I am Egypts Queene, Thou blushest Anthony, and that blood of thine Is Caesars homager: else so thy cheeke payes shame, When shrill-tongu'd Fuluia scolds.
From Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, William
I am Egypt's queen, Thou blushest, Antony; and that blood of thine Is Caesar's homager: else so thy cheek pays shame When shrill-tongu'd Fulvia scolds.—The messengers!
From Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, William
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