honours

honours US, honors [ˈɒnəz]

pl n

1. observances of respect

2. (Social Science / Education) (often capital)

a.  (in a university degree or degree course) a rank of the highest academic standard

b.  (as modifier) an honours degree Abbreviation Hons Compare general [9] pass [35]

3. (Social Science / Education) a high mark awarded for an examination; distinction

last (or funeral) honours observances of respect at a funeral

(Military)

military honours ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

honours - a university degree with honors honours degree academic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" first-class honours degree, first - an honours degree of the highest class Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

honours, (US) honors:

honours board

n → Ehrentafel f

honours degree

n = honour N e

honours list

n (Brit) → Liste f → der Titel- und Rangverleihungen (die zweimal im Jahr veröffentlicht wird); (Univ) Liste der Kandidaten, die den „Honours Degree“ verliehen bekommen