Meanings
nounpoint of honor (plural points of honor)
plural points of honor · alternative UK point of honour
- historicalThe obligation to demand and to receive satisfaction for an insult, especially by fighting a duel.
Synonyms: pundonor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny scruple caused by a sense of duty.
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nounThe obligation to demand and to receive satisfaction for an insult, especially by fighting a duel.
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Origin
Compare French point d'honneur.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kunnia-asia
- kunnia-asiamatter arising from a sense of duty
French point d'honneur
- point d'honneurmatter arising from a sense of duty
Hebrew עניין של כבוד
- עניין של כבודmatter arising from a sense of duty
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