amende honorable
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of amende honorable
From French, dating back to 1660–70; see origin at amends, honorable
Example Sentences
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Come down, sole ally and accomplice of my heinous vanity, and plead for me, and make the amende honorable to this grim guardian of Miss Muriel’s peace!”
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans
This was positive proof, and the captain gave her back, saying this was a clear case of mistaken identity, and as he was honestly mistaken he would make the amende honorable.
From Octavia The Octoroon by Lee, J. F.
Dee was convinced and offered the amende honorable, confessing herself beaten in argument.
From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
"I give way," was the characteristic of his attitude to Crashaw, and the rector suppled his back again, remembered the Derby office-boy's tendency to brag, and made the amende honorable.
From The Wonder by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)
The consequence was an amende honorable to the young man, on whom—he having no idea whatever of its provoking cause—it produced the effect that might have been anticipated.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
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