honourabilityhonorabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌɒn(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌɑn(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: late Middle English honourablyte, late Middle English honurabilite, late Middle English onorabelete, 1600s honorabilitie, 1600s 1900s– honorability, 1700s– honourability; also Scottish pre-1700 honorabilitee, pre-1700 honourabilitee.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French honorableté; Latin honorabilitas.

Etymology: Partly < Anglo-Norman and Middle French honorableté, Middle French honnourableté, honneurableté quality of being honourable or deserving respect (13th cent. in Old French) < honorable honourable adj. + -eté -ity suffix; and partly < post-classical Latin honorabilitas honorific title (6th cent.), mark of honour (9th cent.), worthiness of respect (12th cent. in British sources) < honōrābilis honourable adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare honourable adj., and later honourableness n.Compare note at honour n. on the spelling history.

rare before the late 19th cent.

The quality of being honourable, honourableness. Also occasionally: an instance of this; an honour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun]

worshipeOE

worthOE

dignity?c1225

worthsc1225

mund?c1250

pricea1325

worthfulheada1325

valourc1330

dignesse1399

value?a1400

honesty1418

worthiheadc1425

honourabilityc1426

worthihood?1457

sadnessa1513

honourableness1553

respect1567

worshipfulty1589

ingenuity1598

creditableness1647

honorificabilitudinity1656

worshipfulness1663

reputability1792

creditability1805

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] > conferring of honour > an) honour(s) or distinction

worshipOE

mensk?c1225

pre-eminence1433

honoura1500

pre-eminency1555

a feather in the cap, hat1581

garland1591

honorarium1609

honorary1610

blushing honours1623

signal1655

gayness1670

honourability1694

honourable mention1797

special mention1886

c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 152 (MED) Þou crownd here quene..O Ihesu, with alle onorabelete Within þi tabernakil in heuen toure.

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 103 (MED) A good Conseiller..be of greet corage yn purpos and louynge honurabilite.

1646 N. Lockyer Eng. faithfully watcht With 295 Presidents of sanctitie, speake not onely the precept to be obeyed, but the possibilitie, and honorabilitie of the precept, to be obeyed.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. 252 What tho Honorabilities it offers.

1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy I. xxii. 421 Sincerity, frankness, and honourability are not confined to any country.

1888 C. S. Salmon Caribbean Confederation viii. 78 Honourability does not exclude foolishness.

1895 Pall Mall Mag. 7 272 To appreciate Lowe's..‘profound honourability’, as Dr. Richard Congreve calls it.

1917 Automotive Industries 29 Nov. 983/2 A special local pass..has been given freely on little more than proof of identity and honorability.

2003 J. Thomas in B. H. Zaitzow & J. Thomas Women in Prison i. 19 The message of an identity conveys strength, weakness, honorability, accessibility, and other valuable attributes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honourability
释义	honourabilityhonorabilityn. Brit. /ˌɒn(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɑn(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: late Middle English honourablyte, late Middle English honurabilite, late Middle English onorabelete, 1600s honorabilitie, 1600s 1900s– honorability, 1700s– honourability; also Scottish pre-1700 honorabilitee, pre-1700 honourabilitee. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French honorableté; Latin honorabilitas. Etymology: Partly < Anglo-Norman and Middle French honorableté, Middle French honnourableté, honneurableté quality of being honourable or deserving respect (13th cent. in Old French) < honorable honourable adj. + -eté -ity suffix; and partly < post-classical Latin honorabilitas honorific title (6th cent.), mark of honour (9th cent.), worthiness of respect (12th cent. in British sources) < honōrābilis honourable adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare honourable adj., and later honourableness n.Compare note at honour n. on the spelling history. rare before the late 19th cent. The quality of being honourable, honourableness. Also occasionally: an instance of this; an honour. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] worshipeOE worthOE dignity?c1225 worthsc1225 mund?c1250 pricea1325 worthfulheada1325 valourc1330 dignesse1399 value?a1400 honesty1418 worthiheadc1425 honourabilityc1426 worthihood?1457 sadnessa1513 honourableness1553 respect1567 worshipfulty1589 ingenuity1598 creditableness1647 honorificabilitudinity1656 worshipfulness1663 reputability1792 creditability1805 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] > conferring of honour > an) honour(s) or distinction worshipOE mensk?c1225 pre-eminence1433 honoura1500 pre-eminency1555 a feather in the cap, hat1581 garland1591 honorarium1609 honorary1610 blushing honours1623 signal1655 gayness1670 honourability1694 honourable mention1797 special mention1886 c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 152 (MED) Þou crownd here quene..O Ihesu, with alle onorabelete Within þi tabernakil in heuen toure. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 103 (MED) A good Conseiller..be of greet corage yn purpos and louynge honurabilite. 1646 N. Lockyer Eng. faithfully watcht With 295 Presidents of sanctitie, speake not onely the precept to be obeyed, but the possibilitie, and honorabilitie of the precept, to be obeyed. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. 252 What tho Honorabilities it offers. 1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy I. xxii. 421 Sincerity, frankness, and honourability are not confined to any country. 1888 C. S. Salmon Caribbean Confederation viii. 78 Honourability does not exclude foolishness. 1895 Pall Mall Mag. 7 272 To appreciate Lowe's..‘profound honourability’, as Dr. Richard Congreve calls it. 1917 Automotive Industries 29 Nov. 983/2 A special local pass..has been given freely on little more than proof of identity and honorability. 2003 J. Thomas in B. H. Zaitzow & J. Thomas Women in Prison i. 19 The message of an identity conveys strength, weakness, honorability, accessibility, and other valuable attributes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1426
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