HONOR
As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to
purchase or discount a draft complying with the
terms of the draft.
As a noun, in old ENGLISH LAW, a seigniory of
several manors held under one baron or lord para-
mount. Also those dignities or privileges, degrees of
nobility, knighthood, and other titles that flow
from the crown.
In the United States, the customary title of
courtesy given to judges, and occasionally to some
other officers, as, “his honor,” “your honor,” “hon-
