- OE. honourenonouren, OF. honorerhonourer, F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honorn.
- 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.That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father.It is a custom More honor'd in the breach than the observance.
- 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.The name of Cassius honors this corruption.
- ComTo accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange.
