2. (loan) (modifier) honourable.
Ko ngā tāngata mohoao o Nui Tīreni he iwi mahara, he iwi whakahōnore, he iwi whakaaro rangatira anō, nō konei hoki e tino āwangawanga ana ngā tāngata o Ingarangi kia whakaarahia koutou me he teina, kia kaua e whainga i a koutou me he hoariri (TKM 15/2/1849:1). / The uncivilized people of New Zealand are an intelligent, honourable, and noble-minded people; and the people of England are far more anxious to reclaim you as brothers, than to oppose you as enemies.
3. (loan) (noun) honour, honouring.
He whakahōnore nā te Kuīni mō te toa o ngā hōia Airihi i whakawhiti ai ia ki tō rātou motu (TP 4/1900:11). / It was as a way of honouring the bravery of the Irish soldiers that the Queen visited their island.
