Honour

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Definition

n. the esteem due or paid to worth: respect: high estimation: veneration said of God: that which rightfully attracts esteem: exalted rank: distinction: excellence of character: nobleness of mind: any special virtue much esteemed: any mark of esteem: a title of respect: (pl.) privileges of rank or birth: civilities paid: at whist one of the four highest trump cards (if one pair of partners hold four honours they score four points; if three two points; if only two none—'Honours easy'): (golf) the right to play first from the tee: academic prizes or distinctions.—v.t. to hold in high esteem: to respect: to adore: to exalt: to accept and pay when due.—adj. Hon′ourable worthy of honour: illustrious: actuated by principles of honour: conferring honour: becoming men of exalted station: a title of distinction.—n. Hon′ourableness eminence: conformity to the principles of honour: fairness.—adv. Hon′ourably.—adjs. Hon′oured; Hon′ourless.—n. Hon′our-point (her.) the point just above the fesse-point.—Honour bright! a kind of interjectional minor oath or appeal to honour; Honours of war the privileges granted to a capitulating force to march out with their arms flags &c.—Affair of honour a duel; Debt of honour (see Debt); Last honours funeral rites: obsequies; Laws of honour the conventional rules of honourable conduct esp. in the causes and conduct of duels; Maid of honour a lady in the service of a queen or princess; Point of honour any scruple caused by a sense of duty: the obligation to demand and to receive satisfaction for an insult esp. in the duel; Upon my honour an appeal to one's honour or reputation in support of a certain statement; Word of honour a verbal promise which cannot be broken without disgrace.

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