honourable
US honorable
/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /
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adjective
possessing or characterized by high principleshonourable intentions
worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem
consistent with or bestowing honour
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Derived forms of honourable
honourableness or US honorableness, nounhonourably or US honorably, adverbWords nearby honourable
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Honourable
US Honorable
/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /
adjective
the Honourable (prenominal) a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of anotherAbbreviation: Hon
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