Old French

Noun

obeïssance f ‎(oblique plural obeïssances, nominative singular obeïssance, nominative plural obeïssances)

1. Alternative form of obeissance

Usage notes

• Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.