GENUFLECT


Meaning of GENUFLECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjen-yə-ˌflekt ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: Late Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu knee + flectere to bend — more at knee

Date: 1630

1.

a. : to bend the knee

b. : to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship

2. : to be servilely obedient or respectful

• gen·u·flec·tion ˌjen-yə-ˈflek-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.