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honourable

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honourable or honorable (ˈɒnərəb^əl, ˈɒnrəb^əl, ˈɒnərəb^əl, ˈɒnrəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	possessing or characterized by high principles: honourable intentions
2.	worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem
3.	consistent with or bestowing honour

honorable or honorable

—*adj*

'honourableness or honorable

—n

'honorableness or honorable

—n

'honourably or honorable

—*adv*

'honorably or honorable

—*adv*

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World English Dictionary

Honourable or (US) Honorable (ˈɒnərəb^əl, ˈɒnrəb^əl, ˈɒnərəb^əl, ˈɒnrəb^əl)

—*adj*
	(prenominal) the Honourable Hon 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

Honorable or (US) Honorable

—*adj*

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honourable
adjective
1.	worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" [syn: honorable] [ant: dishonorable]
2.	adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action" [syn: ethical]

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"Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small for tune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want."

-Jane Austen

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