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military honours

British

plural noun

ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc

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Merz leaves Berlin Tuesday and is scheduled to be welcomed with military honours on Wednesday in Beijing by Prime Minister Li Qiang before later meeting Xi for talks and a dinner, Hille said.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Odinga will also be accorded a state funeral with full military honours, Ruto said.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

A soldier from North Yorkshire who was killed during World War Two has been laid to rest with full military honours 80 years after his death.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

The group's al-Manar television has broadcast daily funerals of fallen fighters being buried with military honours, their coffins covered in the group's yellow and green flag.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

I never saw what actually followed, but we buried Arsène with full military honours.

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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