Proper noun
Legion of Honour
(UK) Alternative form of Legion of Honor
At a ceremony in Paris, France, on January 5, 2005, Martin Scorsese was awarded the French Legion of Honour in recognition of his contribution to cinema. Source: Internet
Before the meeting, recognising her growing fame abroad, and embarrassed by the fact that she had no French official distinctions to wear in public, the French government offered her a Legion of Honour award, but she refused. Source: Internet
Dean 1965, pp. 111–12 The final rehearsals went well, and in a generally optimistic mood the first night was fixed for 3 March 1875, the day on which, coincidentally, Bizet's appointment as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour was formally announced. Source: Internet
He was also courageous, having been decorated with the Military Cross and the Legion of Honour. Source: Internet
In 2018, Macron awarded Cordier the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the highest level of that prestigious national order. Source: Internet
He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1853, promoted to Commander in 1868, to Grand Officer in 1878 and made a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor – one of only 75 in all of France - in 1881. Source: Internet