Definition of baisemain - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

courtoisie

Dated

geste de politesse où un homme embrasse la main d'une dame

Dated

Il salua la comtesse d'un élégant baisemain avant de partir.

galanterie

salut

féodalité

Rare

geste de respect où un vassal embrasse la main de son seigneur

Rare

Le chevalier fit le baisemain à son suzerain lors de la cérémonie d'hommage.

allégeance

hommage

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Origin of baisemain

ancien français, baiser (embrasser) + main (main)

Examples of baisemain in a sentence

Un baisemain discret suffit à exprimer son respect.
Le vassal exécuta le baisemain devant toute la cour.
Le baisemain était exigé lors de la signature du serment.

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English:hand-kiss, kiss of homage, ...
German:Handkuss, Vasallenkuss, ...
Italian:baciamano, bacio della mano, ...
Spanish:besamanos, ...
Portuguese:beija-mão, ...
Chinese:吻手礼, 亲吻之礼, ...
Japanese:手の甲へのキス, 手の接吻, ...
Arabic:تقبيل اليد, تقبيل يد السيد, ...
Hebrew:נְשִׁיקַת יָד, נְשִׁיקַת יָד, ...
Russian:поцелуй руки, целование руки, ...
Ukrainian:поцілунок руки, ...
Catalan:petó de mà, besamans, ...
Danish:håndkys, hyldestgestus med håndkys, ...
Dutch:handkus, handkussen, ...
Greek:φιλήσει το χέρι, χειροφίλημα, ...
Hungarian:kézcsók, ...
Khmer:កាយវិការថើបដៃស្ត្រីដើម្បីសម្ដែងការគួរសម, ការថើបដៃជាការគោរព, ...
Korean:손등에 입맞춤, 손등에 키스, ...
Polish:pocałunek w dłoń, pocałunek dłoni, ...
Portuguese (BR):beija-mão, beijo de mão, ...
Romanian:sărutare a mâinii, sărutarea mâinii, ...
Swedish:handkyss, hyllningskyss, ...
Thai:การจูบมือ, การจุมพิตมือ, ...
Turkish:el öpme, el öpme töreni, ...
Vietnamese:hôn tay lịch thiệp, hôn tay, ...

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