amende honorable

American  

[uh-mend on-er-uh-buhl, a-mahn daw-naw-ra-bl^uh] / əˈmɛnd ˈɒn ər ə bəl, a mɑ̃ dɔ nɔˈra blə /

noun

• amendes honorables
  plural

1. a formal apology to a person whose honor has been offended.

---

amende honorable British  

/ amɑ̃d ɔnɔrablə /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: amende. a public apology and reparation made to satisfy the honour of the person wronged

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amendes honorables
  plural

---

Etymology

Origin of amende honorable

From French, dating back to 1660–70; see origin at amends, honorable

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

amende honorable

If so, I make amende honorable of all that I said up to this minute.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count

Overwhelmed by this magnanimity, I murmured my thanks and complete satisfaction with her amende honorable, and tried to turn the occasion to such profit as might be by questioning the man a little.

From Against Odds A Detective Story by Lawrence L. Lynch

And then came a sort of amende honorable.

From From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book by John Kendrick Bangs

I spoke before Sala, and referred to a misquotation from a speech I had made in the country, and purposely then and there made the amende honorable, of which he at least understood the meaning.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Harry Furniss

Although not admitting the reason for his conduct, I am strongly convinced that the step is a mere acknowledgment of an error on his part, and an effort, however late, at the amende honorable.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---