transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvāl ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English valen, partly from Anglo-French valer (short for avaler to lower) & partly short for Middle English avalen to let fall, from Anglo-French avaler, from aval downward, from a to (from Latin ad ) + val valley — more at at , vale
Date: 14th century
: to lower often as a sign of respect or submission