Honorable

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: ŏʹnÉ™rÉ™bl, IPA: /ˈɒnəɹəbl/

Alternative forms

• honble obsolete
• honourable

Origin

From Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō ("I honour"); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable.

Full definition of honorable

Adjective

1. Worthy of respect; respectable.