Honourable
adjective UK (US Honorable) /ˈɒn.ər.ə.bl̩/
/ˈɑː.nɚ-/ (abbreviation Hon.)Definition
the Honourable › a title used before the name of some government officials, and in the UK before the names of some people of high social rank: the Honourable Andrew Robinson the Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan of New YorkRoyalty, aristocracy and titles
(Definition of Honourable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accession noun
- archduke noun
- aristocracy noun
- aristocrat noun
- baron noun
- ennoble verb
- Grace noun
- hereditary peer noun
- Highness noun
- Hon. adjective
- nobility noun (HIGH RANK)
- noble adjective (HIGH RANK)
- noble noun
- nobleman noun
- noblewoman noun
- sovereign noun (RULER)
- squire noun
- sultan noun
- the Crown noun
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