Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful)
The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity
A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen
A privilege
(in the plural) the privilege of going first
A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
(feudal law) a seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended
The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point)
In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
(in the plural) (courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
(noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
Any monarch or governor.
A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
(by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
(by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
The tyrant bird, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.




