fons honorum

Etymology

 * + (“of honours”; the genitive plural form of ) = “source of honours” ≈ “fount of honour”

Noun

 * 1) A person who, by virtue of, holds the  right to create and   titles of  and orders of.
 * 2) * 2002 February 11th, Francois R. Velde, alt.talk.royalty, “Re: Fons honorum germanorum”, (see the original message)
 * It doesn’t seem that the smaller or lower-ranking states behaved as fontes honorum before 1806.
 * It doesn’t seem that the smaller or lower-ranking states behaved as fontes honorum before 1806.