honour's
Possessed by dignity
Honour's is the possessive form of the British spelling of honor.
It indicates something belonging to or associated with honour: For honour's sake, he refused to retreat.
The word appears in formal or literary contexts where reputation, integrity, or moral standing is at stake. (American English uses honor's.)
reputation
Possessive of merit
- character'sBelonging to a fictional figure
- virtue'sPossessive of moral worth
- nobility'sBelonging to highborn class
- decency'sBelonging to moral correctness
recognition
Belonging to a designation
- ceremony'sOf a formal observance
- recipient'sBelonging to one given
code
Possessive of responsibility
- principle'sOf a fundamental rule
- word'sPossessive of vocabulary unit
- bond'sConnection's possessive
- protocol'sOf established procedure
privilege
Possessive of delight
worth's
Possessive of merit
- character'sBelonging to a fictional figure
- virtue'sPossessive of moral worth
- nobility'sBelonging to highborn class
title's
Belonging to a designation
- ceremony'sOf a formal observance
- recipient'sBelonging to one given
duty's
Possessive of responsibility
- principle'sOf a fundamental rule
- word'sPossessive of vocabulary unit
- bond'sConnection's possessive
pleasure's
Possessive of delight
- badge of honourRecognition worn proudly
- honour killingMurder over perceived disgrace
- lap of honourWinner's circuit of arena
- maid of honourBride's principal female assistant
- honour systemConduct based on integrity
- honour rollRecognition for academic excellence
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