honourable

US honorable

/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /

adjective

possessing or characterized by high principles honourable intentions
worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem
consistent with or bestowing honour

Derived forms of honourable

honourableness or US honorableness, noun honourably or US honorably, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for honourable (2 of 2)

Honourable

US Honorable

/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /

adjective

the Honourable (prenominal) a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another Abbreviation: Hon

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