(US, set phrase) An obligation, especially a gambling debt based on a verbal promise, which is not legally enforceable but which is considered to be secured by the debtor's moral integrity.
(US, set phrase) An obligation, especially a gambling debt based on a verbal promise, which is not legally enforceable but which is considered to be secured by the debtor's moral integrity.
"I owe this money to Sheridan; it is a debt of honor; if an accident should happen to me, he has nothing to show."
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Lack of honour or integrity.
Shame or disgrace.
(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
(legal) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
(uncountable) of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).