Showing results for affaire d'honneur. Search instead for affaire+dhonneur.

affaire d'honneur

American

[a-fer daw-nœr] / a fɛr dɔˈnœr /

noun

French.

plural

affaires d'honneur

a duel.

affaire d'honneur British

/ afɛr dɔnœr /

noun

a duel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of affaire d'honneur

Literally, “affair of honor”

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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.

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace

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

From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 by Ingraham, Joseph Holt

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023