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affair of honour — A duel • • • Main Entry: ↑honour … Useful english dictionary
honour — BE; AE spelling: honor I n. respect credit 1) to bring, do honour to (she brought honour to her family) 2) an honour to (he is an honour to his school) 3) in smb. s honour; in honour of (to give a reception in smb. s honour) distinction… … Combinatory dictionary
Affair of honor — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
honour — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tonkin Affair — The Tonkin Affair (French: l affaire Tonkin ) of March 1885 was a major French political crisis that erupted in the closing weeks of the Sino French War. It effectively destroyed the political career of the French prime minister Jules Ferry, and… … Wikipedia
The public scandal of the Dreyfus Affair — The scandal over falsely accused Alfred Dreyfus grew into a public scandal of unprecedented scale. Almost the entire french nation became divided between pro and anti Dreyfusards.Attitude of the pressAgainst this odious campaign was set in motion … Wikipedia
A Mysterious Affair of Style — infobox Book | name = A Mysterious Affair of Style title orig = translator = image caption = author = Gilbert Adair illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Mystery novel publisher = Faber and… … Wikipedia
Blomberg-Fritsch Affair — The Blomberg Fritsch Affair (also known as Blomberg Fritsch Krise or Blomberg Fritsch crisis) were two related scandals in early 1938 that resulted in the subjugation of the German Armed Forces ( Wehrmacht ) to dictator Adolf Hitler. As… … Wikipedia
Sixtus Affair — The Sixtus Affair was a failed attempt by Emperor Charles I of Austria to conclude a separate peace with the allies in World War I. The affair was named after his brother in law and intermediary, Prince Sixtus of Bourbon Parma.In 1917 the War was … Wikipedia
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