affaire d'honneur

[a-fer daw-nœr]

noun

French.

plural

affaires d'honneur 

1. a duel.

affaire d'honneur

/ afɛr dɔnœr /

noun

1. a duel

Word History and Origins

Origin of affaire d'honneur¹

Literally, “affair of honor”

Example Sentences

One blue-rimmed plate on the wall shows two men in traditional Alsatian garb squaring up awkwardly ahead of a wrestle: “Une Affaire d’Honneur,” or matter of honor, reads the legend.

From Washington Post

An "affaire d'honneur" originated from this, and the parties met this morning.

From Project Gutenberg

In the course of this he delivered a powerful speech, full of passion and invective, drawing a parallel between this affaire d'honneur and the historic one between Alceste and Oronte in Molière's drama.

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Une affaire d'honneur make me flee.

From Project Gutenberg

In studies he went through the first year's course without any difficulty, but unfortunately an affaire d'honneur—a "dipper fight"—caused him to be put back one year in his studies.

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