right honourable en · ADJ
Meanings
- (not-comparable) A courtesy title applied to a peer below the rank of marquess.
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(not-comparable) A courtesy title applied to a privy counsellor, to the lord mayor of various cities, governor general, and to the prime minister of certain Commonwealth countries.
I have in honourable and right honourable gentlemen opposite an admirable example of how to cut the painter of a similar league, with the maximum of political advancement, and the minimum of fidelity to a founder.
1906, FE Smith, maiden speech to House of Commons, 12 Mar 1906
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right Honourable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| right honorable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Right Honorable | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
ca molt honorable senyora (politics) · ms Yang Berhormat (politics) · ca molt honorable senyor (politics) · nl hoogedelgestreng (politics) · it onorevole (politics) · fr très honorable (politics)