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Hon"or*a*ble*ness, n.
1. The state of being honorable; eminence;
distinction.


2. Conformity to the principles of honor,
probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness;
reputableness.


Hon"or*a*bly (?), adv.
1. In an honorable manner; in a manner showing,
or consistent with, honor.


The reverend abbot . . . honorably received
him.
Shak.


Why did I not more honorably
starve?
Dryden.


2. Decently; becomingly. [Obs.] "Do
this message honorably." Shak.


Syn. -- Magnanimously; generously; nobly; worthily; justly;
equitably; fairly; reputably.


{ ||Hon`o*ra"ri*um (?), Hon"or*a*ry (?), }
n. [L. honorarium (sc. donum), fr.
honorarius. See Honorary, a.]
1. A fee offered to professional men for their
services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.

S. Longfellow.


2.


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