Results for honourable
Definitions of honourable:
part of speech: adjective
Deserving or implying honour; high- minded; actuated by the principles of honour; of high rank in society; used as a title of rank or high office, as right honourable; without taint or reproach.
Usage examples for honourable:
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Lady Drum was over- fond of finding out relations to be sure; but this speech of Right Honourable Ned's was rather too much.
"The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond", William Makepeace Thackeray -
Their leader, with whom the Honourable George had consented to game this evening, was a tall, careless- spoken person, with a narrow, dark face marked with heavy black brows that were rather tremendous in their effect when he did not smile.
"Ruggles of Red Gap", Harry Leon Wilson -
I always knew you were a kind and honourable man.
"The Live Corpse", Leo Tolstoy -
Lady Hannah called you honourable
"The Dop Doctor", Clotilde Inez Mary Graves