Part 5372

<blockquote>That all men should <b>honor</b> the Son, even as they <b>honor</b> the Father. <i>John v. 23.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>It is a custom More <b>honor'd</b> in the breach than the observance. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility.</def>

<blockquote>Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighten to <b>honor</b>. <i>Esther vi. 9.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The name of Cassius <b>honors</b> this corruption. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To accept and pay when due; <as>as, to <ex>honor</ex>a bill of exchange</as>.</def>

<h1>Honorable</h1> <Xpage=703>

<hw>Hon"or*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>honorable</ets>, L. <ets>honorabilis</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.</def>

<blockquote>Thy name and <b>honorable</b> family. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; <as>as, an <ex>honorable</ex> motive</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Is this proceeding just and <b>honorable</b>? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.</def>

<blockquote><b>Honorable</b> wounds from battle brought. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.</def>

<blockquote>Marriage is <b>honorable</b> in all. <i>Heb. xiii. 4.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an <i>honorable</i> burial.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Of reputable association or use; respectable.</def>

<blockquote>Let her descend: my chambers are <b>honorable</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>An epithet of respect or distinction; <as>as, the <ex>honorable</ex> Senate; the <ex>honorable</ex> gentleman.</as></def>

<note>&hand; <i>Honorable</i> 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.</note>

<cs><col>Right honorable</col>. <cd>See under <er>Right</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Honorableness</h1> <Xpage=703>

<hw>Hon"or*a*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness.</def>

<h1>Honorably</h1> <Xpage=703>

<hw>Hon"or*a*bly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In an honorable manner; in a manner showing, or consistent with, honor.</def>

<blockquote>The reverend abbot . . . <b>honorably</b> received him. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>