Definition of honor

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Honor (n.) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended..

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Honorless :: Honorless (a.) Destitute of honor; not honored.
Respect :: Respect (v. t.) To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor.
Generous :: Generous (a.) Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.
Dishonor :: Dishonor (n.) Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
Meritorious :: Meritorious (a.) Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.
Partheniad :: Partheniad (n.) A poem in honor of a virgin.
High-toned :: High-toned (a.) Elevated; high-principled; honorable.
Sergeanty :: Sergeanty (n.) Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service not due to any lord, but to the king only..
Impeach :: Impeach (v. t.) Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct..
Honorific :: Honorific (a.) Conferring honor; tending to honor.
Magnanimous :: Magnanimous (a.) Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.
Imperator :: Imperator (n.) A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor..
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer..
Gardenia :: Gardenia (n.) A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden..
Low-lived :: Low-lived (a.) Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar condition of life; mean dishonorable; contemptible; as, low-lived dishonesty..
Honorer :: Honorer (n.) One who honors.
Disparagement :: Disparagement (n.) Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to.
Addition :: Addition (n.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement..
Taint :: Taint (n.) An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner..
Honorableness :: Honorableness (n.) The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.
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