honor
see also: Honor
Etymology
Honor
Etymology 1
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see also: Honor
Etymology
From Middle English honour, honor, honur, from Anglo-Norman honour, honur, from Old French honor, from Latin honor.
Displaced Middle English menske, from Old Norse menskr (see mensk).
The verb is from Middle English honouren, honuren.
Pronunciation Nounhonor (chiefly, American spelling)
- (uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
- The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.
- (uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
- He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.
- His honor was unstained.
- (countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.
- Honors are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.
- He wore an honor on his breast.
- military honors; civil honors
- Audie Murphy received many honors, such as the Distinguished Service Cross.
- 1697, Virgil, translated by John Dryden, The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC ↗:
- their funeral honours
- A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it).
- I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.
- (in the plural) The privilege of going first.
- I'll let you have the honours, Bob—go ahead.
- (golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
- A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
- He is an honour to his nation.
- (feudal law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
- (heraldry, countable) The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point).
- (countable, card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
- (in the plural) (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
- At university I took honours in modern history.
- Portuguese: honra
- Russian: честь
- Spanish: privilegio
- Russian: по́честь
honor (honors, present participle honoring; simple past and past participle honored) (chiefly, American)
- (transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
- The freedom fighters will be forever remembered and honored by the people.
- (transitive) To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
- I trusted you, but you have not honored your promise.
- refuse to honor the test ban treaty
- Some application software does not honor the theme colors chosen in the operating system settings.
- (transitive) To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
- Ten members of the profession were honored at the ceremony.
- The prince honored me with an invitation to his birthday banquet.
- (transitive) To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
- I'm sorry Sir, but the bank did not honour your cheque.
- worthy (verb)
- Italian: tenere fede a
- Italian: tenere fede a
- Portuguese: honrar
- Russian: соблюда́ть
- Spanish: ajustarse, acatar, respetar
- (archaic) On one's honor; truthfully.
Honor
Etymology 1
Shortened from Honoria and Honora; later also interpreted as a virtue name by Puritans.
Proper noun- A female given name.
- Surname.
- Former name of Honnavar
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