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honoured

Speech parts

1. honoured - Adjective

2. honoured - Verb

Meaning

honoured (comparative more honoured, superlative most honoured)

(British spelling) Respected, having received honour.

honoured

(British spelling) simple past and past participle of honour

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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings. Mahatma Gandhi

But since he had The genius to be loved, why let him have The justice to be honoured in his grave. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honoured by posterity because he was the last to discover America. James Joyce

Who chastises his child will be honoured by him, who chastises him not will be shamed. Dutch Proverb

She is good and honoured who is dead and buried. Spanish Proverb

Let him who is honoured be meek. Aramaic Proverb

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