HON'OR, n. on'or. [L. honor, honos.]

1. The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation. A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country. Matth. xiii.
2. A testimony of esteem; any expression of respect or of high estimation by words or actions; as, the honors of war; military honors; funeral honors; civil honors.
3. Dignity; exalted rank or place; distinction. I have given thee riches and honor. 1 Kings iii. Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Ps. civ. In doing a good thing, there is both honar and pleasure. Franklin.
4. Reverence; veneration; or any act by which reverence and submission are expressed, as worship paid to the Supreme Being.
5. Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied.
6. True nobleness of mind; magnanimity; dignified respect for character, springing from probity, principle or moral rectitude; a distinguishing trait in the character of good men.
7. An assumed appearance of nobleness; scorn of meanness, springing from the fear of reproach, without regard to principle; as, shall I violate my trust? Forbid it, honor.
8. Any particular virtue much valued; as, bravery in men, and chastity in females. Shak.
9. Dignity of mien; noble appearance. Godlike erect, with native honor clad. Milton.
10. That which honors; he or that which confers dignity; as, the chancellor is an honor to his profession.
11. Privileges of rank or birth; in the plural. Restore me to my honors. Shak.
12. Civilities paid. Then here a slave, or if you will, a lord; To do the honors, and to give the word. Pope.
13. That which adorns; ornament; decoration. The sire then shook the honors of his head. Dryden.
14. A noble kind of seignory or lordship, held of the king in capite. Encyc. Honors, in games, the four highest cards, the ace, king, queen and jack. On or upon my honor, words accompanying a declaration which pledge one's honor or reputation for the truth of it. The members of the house of lords in Great Britain are not under oath, but give their opinions on their honor. Laws of honor, among persons of fashion, signify certain rules by which their social intercourse is regulated, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. These laws require a punctilious attention to decorum in external deportment, but admit of the foulest violations of moral duty. Paley. Court of honor, a court of chivalry; a court of civil and criminal jurisdiction, having power to redress injuries of honor, and to hold pleas respecting matters of arms and deeds of war. Encyc.

1. To revere; to respect; to treat with deference and submission, and perform relative duties to. Honor thy father and thy mother. Ex. xx.
2. To reverence; to manifest the highest veneration for, in words and actions; to entertain the most exalted thoughts of; to worship; to adore. That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. John v.
3. To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to elevate in rank or station to exalt. Men are sometimes honored with titles and offices, which they do not merit. Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor. Esth. vi.
4. To glorify; to render illustrious. I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host. Ex. xiv.
5. To treat with due civility and respect in the ordinary intercourse of life. The troops honored the governor with a salute.
6. In commerce, to accept and pay when due; as, to honor a bill of exchange.

1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
   
   

   A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. Matt. xiii. 57.

2. To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect] to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.
   
   

   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 custom
   More honor'd in the breach than the observance. Shak.

3. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.
   
   

   If she have forgot
   Honor and virtue. Shak.

   Godlike erect, with native honor clad. Milton.

4. 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.
   
   

   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.

5. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege.
   
   

   Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense
   Of justice which the human mind can frame,
   Intent each lurking frailty to disclaim,
   And guard the way of life from all offense
   Suffered or done. Wordsworth.

   I could not love thee, dear, so much,
   Loved I not honor more. Lovelace.

6. To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange.
7. That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank.
   
   
   "Restored me to my honors." Shak.

   I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor. 1 Kings iii. 13.

   Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Ps. civ. 1.

8. Fame; reputation; credit.
   
   

   Some in theiractions do woo, and affect honor and reputation. Bacon.

   If my honor is meant anything distinct from conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the censure and esteem of the world. Rogers.

9. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors.
   
   
   "Their funeral honors." Dryden.
10. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
11. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable.
12. A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
    
    
    Cowell.
13. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.
14. The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors.
    
    
    R. A. Proctor.

    Affair of honor, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself. -- Court of honor, a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature. -- Debt of honor, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by betting or gambling, considered more binding than if recoverable by law. -- Honor bright! An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.] -- Honor court (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory. -- Honor point. (Her.) See Escutcheon. -- Honors of war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying. -- Law, or Code, of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. Paley. -- Maid of honor, a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen when she appears in public. -- On one's honor, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their honor. -- Point of honor, a scruple or nice distinction in matters affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor. -- To do the honors, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as host or hostess at an entertainment. "To do the honors and to give the word." Pope. -- To do one honor, to confer distinction upon one. -- To have the honor, to have the privilege or distinction. -- Word of honor, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of honor.