Noun

(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright and/or competent).

The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.

* The King James Bible, Matthew 13.57:

A prophet is not without honour , save in his own country.

(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.

He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.

His honor was unstained.

(countable) 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.

Honors are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.

He wore an honor on his breast.

military honors'''; civil '''honors

Audie Murphy received many honors , such as the Distinguished Service Cross.

* (rfdate), Dryden:

their funeral honors

A privilege.

I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.

(in the plural) The privilege of going first.

I'll let you have the honours , Bob—go ahead.

# (golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.

A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.

He is an honour to his nation.

(feudal law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.

(Cowell)

(heraldry, countable) The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.

(countable, card games) 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.

At university I took honours in modern history.

Noun

(-)

The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.

* 1845 , Orestes Augustus Brownson, Charles Elwood , p. 161:

Every man is a man if he chooses to be, and has in himself all that he needs in order to be a man in the full significance of the term; and therefore no one has any occasion to borrow a part of his manship from his brother.

* 1902 , Lebbeus Harding Rogers, The Kite Trust (a Romance of Wealth) , p. 324:

He certainly had nothing to do with the choosing of his manship , any more than his sister had of her womanhood.

* 2003 , Leon Dash, When Children Want Children: The Urban Crisis of Teenage Childbearing , p. 200:

They were middle-class and, therefore, "had a better attitude towards girls because boys [in Washington Highlands] like beating girls to show their manship .

* 2007 , Kevin P. Novak, Adam Versus Adam , p. 69:

The manship of Jesus was hid from the eyes of men as completely as the Godship.

(archaic) position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness

:* {{quote-book

, year=c1400 , title=Cursor Mundi , url= , passage=Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche. }}

(archaic) honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy

:* {{quote-book

, year=c1330 , title=The Romance of Guy of Warwick , url= , passage=For los and priis þou mi?t þer winne & manschip to þe & al þi kinne. }}

(archaic) manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry

:* {{quote-book

, year=c1465 , title=The Paston Letters , url= , passage=And how that ever ye do, hold up your manship . }}

(archaic) human condition

:* {{quote-book

, year=c1400 , title=Cursor Mundi , url= , passage=Bot he was ferliful to call if þou it sagh..þat in a man all manscip war. }}