Definition of honor

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Honor (n.) A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable..

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Honorable :: Honorable (a.) Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.
Beg :: Beg (n.) A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a bey.
Bashaw :: Bashaw (n.) A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha..
Earn :: Earn (v. t.) To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels..
Affair :: Affair (n.) Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue..
Disparage :: Disparage (v. t.) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.
Stigma :: Stigma (v. t.) Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization.
Bend :: Bend (n.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base..
Infamy :: Infamy (n.) Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity.
Magnanimous :: Magnanimous (a.) Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.
Mean :: Mean (superl.) Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive..
Attaint :: Attaint (v. t.) To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.
Dignity :: Dignity (n.) Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation..
Plight :: Plight (n.) To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods..
Honor :: Honor (n.) A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege..
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer..
Passman :: Passman (n.) One who passes for a degree, without honors. See Classman, 2..
Good :: Good (superl.) Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc..
Ornate :: Ornate (v. t.) To adorn; to honor.
Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate..
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