time-honored en · ADJ
Meanings
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(US) Honored because of great age, or long usage.
It would have been a great privilege to be the mistress of an old time-honoured mansion, to call oaks and elms her own, to know that acres of gardens were submitted to her caprices, to look at herds of cows and oxen, and be aware that they lowed on her own pastures.
1869 May, Anthony Trollope, “The Honourable Mr. Glascock”, in He Knew He Was Right, volume I, London: Strahan and Company, […], →OCLC, page 107:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| time-honoured | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more time-honored | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most time-honored | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
sv beprövad (honored because of age or long usage) · fi kunnianarvoisa (honored because of age or long usage) · pt consagrado pelo uso (honored because of age or long usage) · pl uświęcony tradycją (honored because of age or long usage) · fi perinteikäs (honored because of age or long usage) · fi koeteltu (honored because of age or long usage) · pt consagrado pelo tempo (honored because of age or long usage)