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 — [[t]ɒ̱nə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ honours, honouring, honoured (in AM, use honor) 1) N UNCOUNT Honour means doing what you believe to be right and being confident that you have done what is right. The officers died faithful to Poland and to the honour of a… … English dictionary
honour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE honor) noun 1 sth that makes you feel proud ADJECTIVE ▪ great, rare, special, tremendous ▪ Eastlake Studio received top honours in the interior design category. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
honour, your — This form of address was used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to any person of rank, but when Dr Johnson came to write his dictionary in the mid eighteenth century he was of the opinion that such usage was a thing of the past. In… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
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 (play) — Honour is a 1995 play by the Australian playwright Joanna Murray Smith.It tells the familiar tale of a middle aged man, George, who leaves his wife, Honour, and their twenty four year old daughter, Sophie, for a relationship with a much younger… … Wikipedia
His — a title given to a sovereign or a sovereign s wife or widow. → majesty His a title of respect for a circuit judge, a US mayor, and (in Irish or rustic speech) any person of rank. → honour His a title or form of address for a duke, duchess, or… … English new terms 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
