debt of honor

American  

noun

1. a gambling debt.

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Etymology

Origin of debt of honor

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

“This is part of history and we cannot forget this debt of honor,” said Subianto, who also extolled China’s importance to Southeast Asia.

From Seattle Times

By then, the poet had revolted against his father’s severe morality, yet he felt obligated to pay a debt of honor.

From New York Times

“I’m here to pay a debt of honor and respect to a man who from walking the dirt roads of the Deep South, to speaking to hundreds of thousands on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, touched the hearts of the American people and led the civil rights movement to triumph over Jim Crow,” Pence said Sunday at the Holy City Church of God in Christ.

From Seattle Times

“I’m here to pay a debt of honor and respect to a man who from walking the dirt roads of the Deep South, to speaking to hundreds of thousands on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, touched the hearts of the American people and led the civil rights movement to triumph over Jim Crow,” Pence said.

From Seattle Times

He called the completion of the process “paying a debt of honor to history and our country.”

From Seattle Times