Honour
[ɒnә]
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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Examples
- Dear Mr. Traddles and dear Trotwood, papa once free with honour, what could I wish for! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And at Miss Halcombe's service, if she will honour me by accepting all the assistance I can offer her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Monstrous nice girl, 'pon my honour, though, Osborne, he was good enough to add. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- For the love of Heaven, of justice, of generosity, of the honour of your noble name! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Honour makes a great part of the reward of all honourable professions. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You do see him, and mind you, it ain't every one as is admitted to that honour. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Our family; our honourable family, whose honour is of so much account to both of us, in such different ways. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Virtue is free, and as a man honours or dishonours her he will have more or less of her; the responsibility is with the chooser--God is justified. Plato. The Republic.
- Mr. Kenge also came to speak to us and did the honours of the place in much the same way, with the bland modesty of a proprietor. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Four fine mornings successively were spent in this manner, in shewing the Crawfords the country, and doing the honours of its finest spots. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- No sun shall ever usher forth mine honours, Or gild again the noble hoofs that waited Upon my smiles. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Have you honours? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Two by honours--makes us eight,' said Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The old man thought he would die contented if he could see his grandson in a fair way to such honours. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She must have a sensation of being honoured, and whether thinking of herself or her brother, she must have a strong feeling of gratitude. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- An six hundred crowns, said Isaac, the good Prior might well pay to your honoured valours, and never sit less soft in his stall. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I shall be honoured, I am sure, said Mr. Guppy. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Marquis of Rockingham, Sir George Saville, and some others who honoured me with a show of friendly regard when in England. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Sir,' returned the lady, 'this is indeed not the first time that you have honoured me with similar expressions of your good opinion. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Mr. Crawford's steadiness was honoured, and Fanny was praised, and the connexion was still the most desirable in the world. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He was embracing his sisters, and ogling Miss Rachel, while he honoured me with that testimony of affection. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- A honouring and obeying wife would let his trade alone altogether. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Mrs. Spirit's 'sir,' in addressing Mr. Bounderby, was a word of ceremony, rather exacting consideration for herself in the use, than honouring him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Is it honouring your husband to dishonour his business? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- You are honouring me with your attention? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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