amende honorable

American  

[uh-mend on-er-uh-buhl, a-mahn daw-naw-ra-bl^uh] / əˈmɛnd ˈɒn ər ə bəl, a mɑ̃ dɔ nɔˈra blə /

noun

plural

amendes honorables

1. a formal apology to a person whose honor has been offended.

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amende honorable British  

/ amɑ̃d ɔnɔrablə /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: amende.  a public apology and reparation made to satisfy the honour of the person wronged

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Etymology

Origin of amende honorable

From French, dating back to 1660–70; amends, honorable

Example Sentences

First, let me make the amende honorable, Doctor Vaughan.

From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lynch, Lawrence L.

The consequence was an amende honorable to the young man, on whom—he having no idea whatever of its provoking cause—it produced the effect that might have been anticipated.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend

Although not admitting the reason for his conduct, I am strongly convinced that the step is a mere acknowledgment of an error on his part, and an effort, however late, at the amende honorable.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

It is said, I know not how truly, that he has since made the amende honorable.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

If I were a new-married woman I do not know whether I would forgive you till you had made the amende honorable by writing something to expose the men.

From Maria Edgeworth by Zimmern, Helen