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honor

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  1. honesty               
 
1. hon.or or hon.our \'a:n-*r\ n [ME, fr. OF honor, fr. L honos, honor] 
   chiefly Brit  1a: good name or public esteem : REPUTATION  1b: outward 
   respect : RECOGNITION  2: PRIVILEGE  3: a person of superior standing {if 
   your Honor please} - now u sed esp. as a title for a holder of high office 
   4: one whose worth brings respect or fame : CREDIT {was an ~R to his 
   profession} 5: an evidence or symbol of distinction : as  5a: an exalted 
   title or rank  5b1: BADGE, DECORATION  5b2: a ceremonial rite or observance 
    archaic  5c: a gesture of deference : BOW  pl  5d: social courtesies or 
   civilities extended by a host  pl  5e1: an academic distinction conferred 
   on a superior student  5e2: a course of study for superior students 
   supplementing or replacing a r egular course 5f: an award in a contest or 
   field of competition  6: CHASTITY, PURITY  7a: a keen sense of ethical 
   conduct : INTEGRITY  7b: one's word given as a guarantee of performance  
   8a1: an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten  8a2: the ace, king, queen, jack, or 
   ten of the trump suit in bridge or any  ace when the contract is no-trump 
   8a3: the scoring value of honors held in bridge - usu. used in pl.  8b: the 
   privilege of playing first from the tee in golf SANCE mean respect and 
   esteem shown to another. HONOR may apply to the recognition of one's title 
   to great respect or to any expression of such recognition; HOMAGE adds the 
   implication of accompanying praise; REVERENCE implies profound respect 
   mingled with love, devotion, or awe; DEFERENCE implies a yielding or 
   submitting to another's judgment or preference out of respect or reverence; 
   OBEISANCE implies a showing of honor or reverence by a gesture indicating 
   humility or submission SYN syn HONOR, HOMAGE, REVERENCE, DEFERENCE, OBEI 
2. honor or honour \-(*-)rin\ \'a:n-*r-*r\ vt or hon.or.ing chiefly Brit  
   1a: to regard or treat with honor or respect  1b: to confer honor on  2: to 
   live up to or fulfill the terms of; specif : to accept and p ay when due {~ 
   a draft} 3: to salute with a bow in square dancing  - hon.or.er n