honour
(US honor) • noun 1 high respect. 2 pride and pleasure from being shown respect. 3 a clear sense of what is morally right. 4 a person or thing that brings credit. 5 a thing conferred as a distinction. 6 (honours) a course of degree studies more specialized than for an ordinary pass. 7 (His, Your, etc. Honour) a title of respect for a circuit judge. 8 dated a woman’s chastity. 9 Bridge an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten. • verb 1 regard with great respect. 2 pay public respect to. 3 fulfil (an obligation) or keep (an agreement). 4 grace; privilege: the Princess honoured the ball with her presence. — PHRASES do the honours informal perform a social duty for others, especially serve food or drink. in honour of as an expression of respect for. on one’s honour under a moral obligation. there’s honour among thieves proverb dishonest people may have certain standards of behaviour which they will respect. — ORIGIN Latin honor.
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