(a.) Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded;
estimable; illustrious.
(a.) High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a
scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.
(a.) Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or
directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as,
an honorable motive.
(a.) Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.
(a.) Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be
commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.
(a.) Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with
testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial.
(a.) Of reputable association or use; respectable.
(a.) An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable
Senate; the honorable gentleman.
