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honorable definition

honor·able (änər ə bəl)

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

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