LEGION OF HONOR

Meaning of LEGION OF HONOR in English

a French order of distinction instituted in 1802 by Napoleon with membership being granted for meritorious civil or military services.

[ trans. of F Légion d'honneur ]

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LEGION OF HONOR — Date: 1827 a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEGION OF HONOR — honorary society set up by Napoleon to reward those who give great service to France
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LEGION OF HONOR — Date: 1827 : a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEGION OF HONOR — 1827 : a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEGION OF HONOR — [Legion of Honor] (1827): a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEGION OF HONOR — Орден почетного легиона
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LEGION OF HONOR — Орден почетного легиона
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LEGION — n legion (1. [Mil.]; 2. very large number); legion de honor Legion of Honor; legion estranier Foreign Legion
Interlingua English vocab
HONOR — n honor; homine de honor man of honor; dama de honor lady-in-waiting; puncto de honor point of honor; facer se …
Interlingua English vocab
HONOR — dungog;kadungganan;karangalan
English-Visayan vocabulary
HONOR — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French onur, honur, from Latin honos, ~ Date: 13th century 1. good name or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEGION — I Military organization, originally the largest permanent unit in the Roman army. It was the basis of the military system …
Английский словарь Британика
HONOR — I. ˈänə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: see -or, often attributive Etymology: Middle English onour, honour, honor from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEGION — ˈlējən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English legiun, legioun, from Old French legiun, legion, from Latin legion-, legio, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONOR — (n.) A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor …
Английский словарь Webster
HONOR — (n.) A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his …
Английский словарь Webster
HONOR — (n.) A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore …
Английский словарь Webster
HONOR — ( n. ) To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HONOR — ( n. ) To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HONOR — ( n. ) A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HONOR — ( n. ) A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HONOR — ( n. ) A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGION — /lee"jeuhn/ , n. 1. a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers. 2. a military or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HONOR — — honorer , n. — honorless , adj. /on"euhr/ , n. 1. honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGION — I. ˈlē-jən noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin legion-, legio, from legere to gather — more at legend …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HONOR — I. ˈä-nər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French onur, honur, from Latin honos, honor Date: 13th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEGION — noun a great number; a multitude. 2. legion ·noun a group of orders inferior to a class. 3. legion ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HONOR — noun fame; reputation; credit. 2. honor ·noun to accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange. 3. …
Webster English vocab
LEGION — ■ noun 1》 a division of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army. 2》 ( the Legion ) the Foreign …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEGION — [le.gion] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L legion-, legio, fr. legere to gather--more at legend] (13c) 1: the principal unit …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HONOR — [hon.or] n [ME, fr. OF honor, fr. L honos, honor] (13c) 1 a: good name or public esteem: reputation b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEGION — a military organization, originally the largest permanent organization in the armies of ancient Rome. The term legion also denotes the …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEGION — legion BrE AmE ˈliːdʒ ə n ▷ legion|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HONOR — honor, Honor BrE AmE ˈɒn ə AmE ˈɑːn ə r ▷ honor|ed d ▷ honoring ˈɒn ə r‿ɪŋ AmE ˈɑːn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEGION — / ˈliːdʒən; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a large group of soldiers that forms part of an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEGION — I. le ‧ gion 1 /ˈliːdʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HONOR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEGION — n. & adj. --n. 1 a division of 3,000-6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEGION — n. & adj. n. 1 a division of 3,000-6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEGION — n. & adj. --n. 1. a division of 3,000-6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. …
Oxford English vocab
LEGION — ( legions) 1. A legion is a large group of soldiers who form one section of an army. ...the Sudan-based …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEGION — (~s) 1. A ~ is a large group of soldiers who form one section of an army. ...the Sudan-based troops …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEGION — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A legion of policemen and border officials are required to preserve this happy feature …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HONOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES had the dubious honor ▪ The Stephensons had the dubious honor of being the 100th …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEGION — (MANY) [adjective] [after verb; not gradable] [formal] - very large in numberThe difficulties surrounding the court case are legion.
Cambridge English vocab
LEGION — n. American Legion Foreign Legion Legion of Honour Order of the Legion of Honour Legion of Mary Church
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEGION — n. Military organization, originally the largest permanent unit in the Roman army. It was the basis of the military system …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HONOR — Synonyms and related words : abide by, accept, acclaim, accolade, accord respect to, account, accounting for, acknowledgment, acres, adhere to, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HONOR — See: DO THE HONORS, IN HONOR OF, ON ONE'S HONOR.
Slang English vocab
HONOR — n. Function: noun 1 respect or esteem shown one as his due or claimed by one as a right FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HONOR — I. noun 1. respect or esteem shown one as his due or claimed by one as a right received the …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEGION — n. 25B6; noun a Roman legion : BRIGADE, regiment, battalion, company, troop, division, squadron, squad, platoon, unit. the legions of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HONOR — See: DO THE HONORS, IN HONOR OF, ON ONE'S HONOR.
Словарь английских идиом
LEGION — сущ. 1) ист. рим. легион (основная организационная и тактическая единица в армии Древнего Рима) 2) легион Legion of Honour foreign …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HONOR — амер.; = honour , honourable честь, честность - professional /business/ * профессиональная честь /этика/ - on /upon/ my * , …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEGION — legion.ogg ʹli:dʒ(ə)n n 1. 1> легион Foreign Legion - иностранный легион 2> ист. легион ( в Древнем Риме; 3000-6000 воинов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HONOR — honor.ogg 1. ʹɒnə = honour I и II 2. ʹɒnə = honour I и II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEGION — сущ.1) истор. рим. легион (основная организационная и тактическая единица в армии Древнего Рима) 2) легион - Legion of Honour - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HONOR — honor амер.; - honour
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEGION — n 1. 1) легион Foreign Legion - иностранный легион 2) ист. легион ( в Древнем Риме; 3000-6000 воинов ) 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LEGION — n 1. 1> легион Foreign Legion - иностранный легион 2> ист. легион ( в Древнем Риме; 3000-6000 воинов ) 3> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEGION — сущ. 1) ист. рим. легион ( основная организационная и тактическая единица в армии Древнего Рима ) 2) легион - Legion …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEGION — сущ. 1) ист. рим. легион (основная организационная и тактическая единица в армии Древнего Рима) 2) легион - Legion of Honour - foreign legion 3) ассоциация …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LEGION — _n. 1> легион; - Legion of Honour 2> множество
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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