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1. Honor thy father and thy mother.Ex. xx. 12. That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father.John v. 23. It is a customShak. Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighten to honor.Esther vi. 9. The name of Cassius honors this corruption.Shak. Honorable Thy name and honorable family.Shak. Is this proceeding just and honorable?Shak. Honorable wounds from battle brought.Dryden. Marriage is honorable in all.Heb. xiii. 4. Let her descend: my chambers are honorable.Shak. Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors. |
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