4. That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank. "Restored me to my
honors." Shak.
I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor.
1 Kings iii. 13.
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
Ps. civ. 1. 5. Fame; reputation; credit.
Some in theiractions do woo, and affect honor and reputation.
Bacon.
If my honor is meant anything distinct from conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the censure and
esteem of the world.
Rogers. 6. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an
honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors. "Their funeral honors." Dryden.
7. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
8. 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.
9. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
Cowell.
10. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.
11. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called
Dutch honors. R. A. Proctor.
Affair of honor, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself. — Court of honor, a court or
tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military
court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature. — Debt
of honor, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by betting or gambling, considered more binding
than if recoverable by law. — Honor bright! An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.] — Honor court
(Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory. — Honor point. (Her.) See Escutcheon. — Honors
of war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town
armed, and with colors flying. — Law, or Code, of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse
is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. Paley. —
Maid of honor, a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen when she appears in public. —
On one's honor, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the members of the House of Lords in Great Britain,
are not under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their honor. — Point of honor, a scruple
or nice distinction in matters affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor. — To do the honors,
to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as host or hostess at an entertainment. "To do the honors and to
give the word." Pope. — To do one honor, to confer distinction upon one. — To have the honor,
to have the privilege or distinction. — Word of honor, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of honor.
Honor
(Hon"or), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Honored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Honoring.] [OE. honouren, onouren,
OF. honorer, honourer, F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honor, n.]
