adjective

1. worthy of being honored; specif.,
   1. of, or having a position of, high rank or worth: used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the children of certain British peers our Representative, the Honorable Jane Smith
   2. noble; illustrious
   3. of good reputation; respectable
2. having or showing a sense of right and wrong; characterized by honesty and integrity; upright
3. bringing honor to the owner or doer
4. doing honor; accompanied with marks of respect an honorable burial

Etymology: ME honourable < OFr honorable < L honorabilis < honor