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  • 11Honour — For other uses, see Honour (disambiguation). An illustration of the Burr Hamilton duel of 1804 – Alexander Hamilton defends his honour by accepting Aaron Burr s challenge Honour or honor (see spelling differences; from the Latin word honos,… …

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  • 12Word of honor — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… …

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  • 13honour — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… …

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  • 14Honour — A group of manors or fiefs held by one lord; a lordship. The honour had its own court at the lord s *caput honoris. *LHP makes it clear that a tenant would have to go to his lord s caput from wherever he held land, even if in another *county. The …

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  • 15Legion of Honour — Legion of Honor redirects here. For other uses, see Legion of Honor (disambiguation). National Order of the Legion of Honour Ordre national de la Légion d honneur Officier medal of the French Légion d honneur Awarded by France …

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  • 16Manoj-Babli honour killing case — The Manoj Babli honour killing case was the honour killing of Indian newly weds Manoj Banwala and Babli in June 2007 and the successive court case which historically convicted defendants for an honor killing. The killing was ordered by a khap… …

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  • 17Canadian Festival of Spoken Word — The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word is an annual festival produced by Spoken Word Canada and planned by a local Festival Planning Committee in each host city. There have been four festivals the inaugural 2004 gathering in Ottawa, Ontario (called …

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  • 18Declining a British honour — The following is a partial list of people who have declined a British honour, such as a knighthood or an honour, usually within the Order of the British Empire. In most cases, the honour was rejected privately; others were rejected publicly, or… …

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  • 19Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr — Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr Badge of Honour of the German Armed Forces Gold Cross of Honour, for exemplary and meritorious service Awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany …

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  • 20On one's honor — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… …

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