honor

Etymology
From, , , from , , from , from.

Displaced 🇨🇬, from 🇨🇬 (see ).

The verb is from,.

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 1)   of importance or value; respect; veneration.
 * 2)  The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
 * 3)  A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.
 * 4) A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it).
 * 5)  The privilege of going first.
 * 6)  The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
 * 7) A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
 * 8)  A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
 * 9)  The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.
 * 10)  In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
 * 11)  (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
 * 1) A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it).
 * 2)  The privilege of going first.
 * 3)  The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
 * 4) A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
 * 5)  A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
 * 6)  The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.
 * 7)  In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
 * 8)  (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
 * 1) A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
 * 2)  A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
 * 3)  The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.
 * 4)  In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
 * 5)  (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
 * 1)  In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
 * 2)  (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.

Usage notes

 * Like many other words ending in -our/-or, this word is usually spelled honour in the UK and honor in the US. However, the spelling honour is considered more formal in the United States, and is standard in formulations such as "the honour of your presence" as used on wedding invitations and other very formal documents.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:, ehtiram,
 * Belarusian: го́нар, чэсць
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ
 * Danish:, ærbødighed, agtelse
 * Esperanto: honoro
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician:
 * Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: τιμή
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: oirmhidin
 * Italian:
 * Ladino: kavod, onor
 * Macedonian: чест
 * Middle English: honour
 * Old English: ār
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Ea
 * Polabian: erǫ
 * Polish: ,
 * Romagnol: unór
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Spanish:
 * Tocharian B: yarke, yärṣalñe
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: честь, го́нор
 * Volapük:
 * Yiddish: כּבֿוד


 * Azerbaijani:, qeyrət, təəssüb, , heysiyyət
 * Belarusian: го́нар, чэсць
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Cebuano: bantog, dungog
 * Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ
 * Finnish:, , ,  ,
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: τιμή
 * Hebrew:
 * Higaonon: bantugan
 * Hiligaynon: dungog
 * Hungarian:
 * Hunsrik: Eher
 * Irish: clú
 * Ladino: kavod, onor
 * Lao:
 * Luxembourgish: Éier
 * Middle English: honour, honeste
 * Plautdietsch: Ea
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: честь, го́нор
 * Yiddish: כּבֿוד


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew:
 * Ladino: kavod, onor, כבוד
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Yiddish: כּבֿוד


 * Afrikaans: eer
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:, عِزَّة
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: го́нар, чэсць
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Cebuano: dungog
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dalmatian: onaur
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: honoro
 * Estonian:
 * Farefare: gɩrma
 * Faroese: æra
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Middle French:
 * Old French:
 * Friulian: onôr
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: პატივი
 * German:
 * Middle High German: ere
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Irish: oineach, onóir
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: абырой
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Ladin: uneur, unëur
 * Ladino: kavod, onor
 * Latgalian: gūds
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: garbė
 * Macedonian: чест
 * Middle English:
 * Nahuatl: mauiztli
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: ār
 * Old Irish: enech
 * Old Occitan: honor
 * Persian:, ,
 * Plautdietsch: Ea
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Sardinian: onore, onori, unore
 * Scottish Gaelic: onair
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ча̑ст
 * Roman:
 * Sicilian: unuri
 * Slovak: česť
 * Slovene:
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: cesć
 * Upper Sorbian: česć
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik: шараф,, , ъиззат
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: честь
 * Urdu: گَورَو, اِفْتِخار,
 * Uzbek: ,
 * Venetian: onor
 * Vietnamese:
 * West Frisian: eare
 * Yiddish: כּבֿוד


 * Arabic:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: პატივი
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: onair
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish: kuninkaankartano


 * Finnish:


 * Bulgarian: оньо́р
 * Finnish: arvokortti


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: honööri


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian: чест
 * Malay: kepujian
 * Russian: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
 * 2)  To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
 * 3)  To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
 * 4)  To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
 * 1)  To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
 * 2)  To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
 * 1)  To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
 * 2)  To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
 * 1)  To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
 * 1)  To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: τιμάω
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: oirmhinnigh, onóraigh, tabhair onóir do
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 賛える, ,
 * Khmer:, សំដែងសេចក្តីគោរព
 * Latin: excolo, honōrō
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Old English: frēoġan
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: apuchay,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Sanskrit: ,
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Tocharian B: paut-, winā-sk-
 * Yiddish: מכבד זײַן


 * Bulgarian:
 * Italian: tenere fede a
 * Italian: tenere fede a
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Latin:, honōrō
 * Luxembourgish: éieren
 * Macedonian: удо́стои, одли́кува
 * Maori: whakamānawa
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ока́зывать честь, оказа́ть честь, ,
 * Slovene: počastiti
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * Yiddish: מכבד זײַן


 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:

Interjection

 * 1)  ; truthfully.

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) honour

Etymology
From, a form notably still used by , of la; possibly from a root  or  (which in turn can lead to the reconstruction of an early Proto-Italic form *xonōs before Old Latin), but lacking any clear cognates.

Descendants

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Etymology
From.

Noun

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Etymology
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Noun

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Etymology
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Noun

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Etymology
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