- person of honour
- person of honour (obsolete)A titled person• • •Main Entry: ↑honour
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honour — 1. noun /ˈɒnə,ˈɑnɚ/ a) High rank or respect. Book 60, 1 Peter, 002:004 : Come to Him, the ever living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in Gods esteem chosen and held in honour. b) Dignity; reputation as a good person. His honour is … Wiktionary
Honour — • May be defined as the deferential recognition by word or sign of another s worth or station Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Honour Honour … Catholic encyclopedia
honour — (US honor) ► NOUN 1) high respect. 2) pride and pleasure from being shown respect. 3) a clear sense of what is morally right. 4) a person or thing that brings credit. 5) a thing conferred as a distinction. 6) (honour … English terms dictionary
honour a cheque — phrase if a bank honours a cheque, it agrees to pay the amount of money written on the cheque to the person the cheque is written to Thesaurus: cheques and using chequeshyponym Main entry: honour … Useful english dictionary
honour someone with your presence — phrase to please someone by coming to an event This phrase is usually used as a joke when someone arrives late . Thesaurus: to visit a person or place, or to be visited by someonesynonym Main entry: honour … Useful english dictionary
Honour — For other uses, see Honour (disambiguation). An illustration of the Burr Hamilton duel of 1804 – Alexander Hamilton defends his honour by accepting Aaron Burr s challenge Honour or honor (see spelling differences; from the Latin word honos,… … Wikipedia
honour — ▪ I. honour hon‧our 1 [ˈɒnə ǁ ˈɑːnər] , honor verb [transitive] COMMERCE 1. honour a cheque/ticket/voucher etc if a bank, store etc honours a cheque, ticket etc, it allows it to be used: • Any cheque you … Financial and business terms
honour — n. & v. (US honor) n. 1 high respect; glory; credit, reputation, good name. 2 adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct. 3 nobleness of mind, magnanimity (honour among thieves). 4 a thing conferred as a distinction, esp … Useful english dictionary
honour — hon|our1 W3 BrE honor AmE [ˈɔnə US ˈa:nər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something that makes you proud)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3 in honour of somebody/something 4¦(given to somebody)¦ 5¦(moral principles)¦ 6¦(at university/school)¦ 7 Your/His/Her Honour … Dictionary of contemporary English
honour — (US honor) noun 1》 great respect or esteem. ↘a feeling of pride and pleasure from being shown respect. ↘a source of esteem. 2》 a clear sense of what is morally right. 3》 a thing conferred as a distinction. ↘(honours) a special… … English new terms dictionary
