【Honor】 ,  【homage】 ,  【reverence】 ,  【deference】 ,  【obeisance】  all mean respect or esteem shown another as his due or claimed by him as a right.

【Honor】 may apply to the recognition of one’s title to great respect or esteem or to an expression or manifestation of such respect and esteem.

【Homage】  adds to  【honor】 implications of accompanying praise or tributes of esteem especially from those who owe allegiance or service. In its extended use the term carries a stronger implication of a worshipful attitude than  【honor】 carries.

【Reverence】 (see also  【REVERENCE】  ) implies profound respect mingled with love or devotion.

【Deference】 implies such respect for the person or his position or such 【reverence】 for his personality or such 【honor】 for his years or achievements that one courteously yields or submits one’s own judgment, opinion, or preference to his.

【Obeisance】 implies a show of 【honor】 or 【reverence】 by some act or gesture (as bowing or kneeling) that indicates submission, humility, or acknowledgment of defeat. Sometimes the term is used in place of one of the other words in this group to suggest abject humiliation on the part of the one who pays 【honor】 or 【reverence】 .