word of honor
Use Word of honor in a sentenceword of honor
noun
a pledge of one's honor that a specified condition, bargain, etc., will be fulfilled; oath; promise.
Origin:
1805–15
1805–15
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word of honor
A pledge of one's good faith, as in On his word of honor he assured us that he was telling the truth. [Early 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Word of honor
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
They should have word of honor and whatever they say must be done.
He also gave his word of honor to an officer that he would not drink if that officer did not report him.
It was clearly understood that their word of honor was pledged to obey my orders.
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