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time-honored

[ tahym-on-erd ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌɒn ərd /

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adjective

revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.

Nearby words

Also especially British, time-hon·oured.

Origin of time-honored

First recorded in 1585–95

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for time-honored

This time-honored phenomenon has a name: The October surprise.
Brace Yourself: October Election Surprises Surely on the Way|Matt Lewis|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus, the time-honored approach of separating the sick from the well is unlikely to prevent spread.
U.N. Calls Middle East Polio Outbreak ‘Greatest Polio Challenge in History’|Kent Sepkowitz|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A time-honored and noble legacy is kept alive by a yearning for discovery and exploration.
Nicolas Ghesquière Presents His Debut Collection for Louis Vuitton|Liza Foreman|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Establishing a blue-ribbon commission in the midst of scandal is a time-honored Washington tradition.
Obama’s Panel on Domestic Spying Abuses Didn’t Pull Its Punches|Daniel Klaidman|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Writing about themselves having sex is a time-honored way for young women to get it.
Sexual Medicine Sold as Sugar: Ashley Cardiff’s Essays|Thomas Leveritt|July 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It happened obedient to the time-honored behest—Help yourself, and heaven will help you.
The Galley Slave's Ring|Eugne Sue
He hated the bigotry and narrow-mindedness which forbade the study of any subject but the time-honored Talmud.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith
We should all of us, I am sure, have liked to see the major's grin, when the worthy old gentleman made his time-honored joke.
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1|William Makepeace Thackeray
It is an institution of free men and of gentlemen, and it is an ole one and time-honored.
The God of His Fathers|Jack London
True, he had thus far broken with the world of time-honored traditions only in part.
The Quickening|Francis Lynde

Word Origin and History for time-honored

time-honored

adj.

also time-honoured, 1590s; from time (n.) + past tense of honor (v.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper