Homage is pronounced variously as,, or . The last reflects the modern French pronunciation, although the word entered Middle English many centuries ago. In traditional usage it's analogous to praise; one properly speaks of homage or the homage, rather than a homage or an homage.Examples:by an annual act of homage — O.R. Gurneyno social ideal receives more homage than education — Bernard Wrightthe homage that vice pays to virtue — La Rochefoucauld The latter usage, however, has… (More on Homage)