Honorable /(ŏn"ẽr*ȧ*b'l)/

Hon·or·a·ble

Honorable

a.
  1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.
    Thy name and honorable family.
  2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.
  3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive.
    Is this proceeding just and honorable?
  4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.
    Honorable wounds from battle brought.
  5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.
    Marriage is honorable in all.
    — Heb. xiii. 4.
  6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial.
  7. Of reputable association or use; respectable.
    Let her descend: my chambers are honorable.
  8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.

Phrases & Compounds
Right honorable
See under Right.