Definition of honorable

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Honorable (a.) Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive..

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Precedency :: Precedency (n.) The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners..
Crown :: Crown (n.) A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
Dishonorable :: Dishonorable (a.) Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
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..
High-principled :: High-principled (a.) Possessed of noble or honorable principles.
Well-intentioned :: Well-intentioned (a.) Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.
Entitle :: Entitle (v. t.) To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book Commentaries; to entitle a man Honorable..
Base :: Base (a.) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant..
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..
Dishonest :: Dishonest (a.) Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
Dignity :: Dignity (n.) The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.
Unhonest :: Unhonest (a.) Dishonest; dishonorable.
Ancestry :: Ancestry (n.) Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent..
Honorableness :: Honorableness (n.) Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness..
High-toned :: High-toned (a.) Elevated; high-principled; honorable.
Honor :: 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..
Low :: Low (superl.) Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem..
Generous :: Generous (a.) Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.
High :: High (superl.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives..
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