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word of honor

–noun
a pledge of one's honor that a specified condition, bargain, etc., will be fulfilled; oath; promise.

Origin:
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.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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