honourable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English honourable, from Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“I honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. By surface analysis, honour +‎ -able. In this sense, largely displaced Old English ārfæst. === Adjective === honourable (comparative more honourable, superlative most honourable) UK standard spelling of honorable. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === honourable (plural honourables) UK standard spelling of honorable.