word of honor



someone's word of honor

someone's trustworthy pledge or promise. He gave me his word of honor that he would bring the car back by noon today.
See also: honor, of, word

word of honor

A pledge of one's good faith, as in On his word of honor he assured us that he was telling the truth. [Early 1800s]
See also: honor, of, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Phoibe-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Bunch[bʌntʃ]
TawnyTAW-neeEnglish (Modern)
JodyJO-deeEnglish
SheenaghSHEE-nəEnglish (Rare)
MicahMIE-kə (English)Biblical, English