hōnore
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to honour.
...koia ngā waea tuku whakaatu whakamoemiti, hōnore, i tukua e te kāwana i runga i te mana o ngā iwi e rua, o Niu Tīreni, Pākehā, Māori hoki... (TJ 4/1/1898:4). / ...these were the telegrams praising and honouring sent by the governor under the authority of the two races of New Zealand, the Pākehā and the Māori...
2. (loan) (modifier) honourable, honoured.
Kia ora koutou, mō koutou i whakaaro nui ki te whakatū i te ingoa rangatira hōnore o tō tātau wahine Ariki Kuīni o Ingarangi, hei reo mō te ao, hei reo mō tātau (TJ 11/1/1898:6). / Greetings to you for the wonderful idea to establish the honoured chiefly name of our noble woman Queen of England as the voice for the world and for us.
3. (loan) (modifier) honorary.
I te tau 1974 harikoa katoa ana ia i te whakatūnga i a ia e te rōpū o ngā hōia mōrehu o Tūranga hai mema hōnore mō tō rātau rōpū (TTR 2000:191). / In 1974 she was delighted to be granted honorary membership of the Gisborne RSA (DNZB 2000:456).
4. (loan) (noun) honour, prestige, majesty.
Nā te kaha o tēnei kamupene ki te hāpai i te kaupapa tā pukapuka i roto i te reo Māori, kua riro tētahi o ngā hōnore nui o te ao ki runga i a rātou. / Because of the strength of this company in promoting publishing in the Māori language, they have been awarded one of the prestigious international honours.
Synonyms: kīngitanga, korōria, mana, hau, whakahirahiratanga
