lie in honor

verb

To lie in state while the designated guards of honor keep watch over the remains.

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Meanings

verblie in honor (third-person singular simple present lies in honor, present participle lying in honor, simple past lay in honor, past participle lain in honor)

present singular third person lies in honor · participle present lying in honor · past lay in honor · participle past lain in honor

  1. intransitiveTo lie in state while the designated guards of honor keep watch over the remains.
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APA

lie in honor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20in%20honor

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lie in honor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20in%20honor.

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