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Meanings of honour in English

Portuguese
galardão
Catalan
llorer
Spanish
laurel
Wikidata

A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.

      galardão
      Portuguese
      homenagear
      Catalan
      condecorar
      Spanish
      pagar
      Wikidata

      Show respect towards.

          homenagear
          Wikidata

          A woman's virtue or chastity.

                Feudal barony in mediæval England, generally centered on a castle.

                      Usage of honour in English
                      1
                      EU members with existing contracts, however, can honour them until July 1.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      There's no word yet on who'll be given the honour this year.
                      News.com.au
                      3
                      Is this not, good people, an example of my sense of honour?
                      The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
                      4
                      They came; they admired the angelito; they drank copiously in its honour.
                      The Story of Ida Pfeiffer / and Her Travels in Many Lands
                      5
                      In honour of St Patrick, the Irish health service and the economy.
                      The Irish Times
                      6
                      Where they had also won their first major honour a year earlier.
                      The Guardian
                      7
                      Several Russians targeted said they considered the sanctions a badge of honour.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      Cimon was delighted; he craves honour, the way some men crave truth.
                      Julian
                      9
                      Most companies will not honour claims if customers travel against government advice.
                      The Guardian
                      10
                      It's far too easy to blame the Muslim faith for honour killings.
                      The Guardian
                      11
                      But the Australian government maintains Mr Trump will nevertheless honour the agreement.
                      Radio NZ
                      12
                      The honour of the country is in the hands of the army.
                      Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
                      13
                      Science now held a position of unique honour among the First Men.
                      Last and First Men
                      14
                      He said the government would await funeral arrangements to honour their service.
                      Radio NZ
                      15
                      New Zealand today fell silent in honour of the mosque attacks' martyrs.
                      News.com.au
                      16
                      They take powers to allow the UK not to honour Article 5.
                      Independent.ie
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