TIME-HONOURED


Meaning of TIME-HONOURED in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE -honored ) adjective

respected because it has been used or done for a long time :

They showed their approval in the time-honoured way (= by clapping, for example) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.