court of honor

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noun

1. a body, especially a military one, convened to hear complaints relating to personal honor.
2. Philately. a noncompetitive exhibit of outstanding stamps forming part of a large exhibition.

Court of Honor

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noun

1. the planning body of a girl-scout troop, composed of patrol leaders, the troop scribe, the troop treasurer, and the adult troop leader.
2. a body of officials of a boy-scout organization that awards honor medals and certificates of promotion to members.

Word History and Origins

Origin of court of honor¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

The commission inducted her into its court of honor at the coliseum last year.

From New York Times

Standing in tribute as Ueberroth stood at a stage set up near the Coliseum’s Court of Honor — where a plaque with his likeness was one twitch of cloth away from being unveiled to the world — his friends, family, and admirers prepared to take their seats to savor his speech.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike the grand ivory buildings in the Fair’s Court of Honor, these walls were painted in garish shades of red and bronze as though colored by a premonition of fire.

From Literature

Soon, I found myself at a secluded area north of the Court of Honor, a wooded island carved from the lakeside, lush with gardens, dense foliage, and manmade streams.

From Literature

If their placement had been designed to symbolize a separation from the Court of Honor’s technological advances, then what messages were their actual content meant to send?

From Literature