honour

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒnə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɒnə(ɹ) === Noun === honour (countable and uncountable, plural honours) British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === honour (third-person singular simple present honours, present participle honouring, simple past and past participle honoured) British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === honour British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor. === References === “honour”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === honoure === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman honour. === Noun === honour (plural honours) honour ==== Descendants ==== English: honour, honor === References === p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864. == Old French == === Noun === honour oblique singular, m (oblique plural honours, nominative singular honours, nominative plural honour) Late Anglo-Norman spelling of honur […] prierent au roi qe mesme le cont purroit estre restorez a ses noun et honour de marquys queux il avoit pardevant. […] prayed to the king that even the count could be restored to his name and his honour of marquee that he had before