- honour
- chiefly British variant of honor
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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 — ist ein Begriff aus dem anglonormannischen Lehnswesen, der im 11. und 12. Jahrhundert, also nach der Eroberung Englands und vor dem Aufkommen der Peerages, eine wesentliche Rolle spielte. Nach dem Sieg der Normannen über die Angelsachsen (1066)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — Valour Pride Album par Bolt Thrower Sortie 15 janvier 2002 Enregistrement juillet septembre 2001 aux Sable Rose Studios, en Angleterre Durée 45:37 Genre Death metal Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
honour — n. & v. Same as {honor}; chiefly British usage. [Brit.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Honour — f English: from the vocabulary word honour (via Old French from Latin honor). The name was popular with the Puritans in the 17th century and has survived to the present day. Variants: Honor esp. U.S.); Honora esp. Ireland; cf. NORA (SEE Nora)) … First names dictionary
honour — British English spelling of HONOR (Cf. honor); also see OR (Cf. or). Related: Honoured; honouring; honours … Etymology dictionary
honour — (Brit.) hon·our || É‘nÉ™(r) / É’n n. esteem, respect, good reputation; integrity, honesty, truthfulness; award, tribute; privilege; pride, dignity (also honor) v. show respect; respect, esteem; give an award to, pay tribute, praise; accept;… … English contemporary dictionary
honour — honour, honourable are spelt our in BrE and honor, honorable in AmE … Modern English usage
honour — [än′ər] n., vt., adj. Brit. sp. of HONOR … English World 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
