The word for 07.12.09 is HONOUR

Todays word is HONOUR. This was a really difficult word for me to work out. I thought a lot about it and really stumpted me as how to photograph it without staging it! Then l thought about to honour an agreement when you ask for service or a shop to deliver an item. So as l was standing in the garage waiting for my wheels to be changed on my car and l thought about how the garage had said what they would do for the money they were charging us. So l suppose l could say they were honouring their side of the agreement!

honor |ˈänər| ( Brit. honour)noun1 high respect; esteem : his portrait hangs in the place of honor.• [in sing. ] a person or thing that brings credit : you are an honor toour profession.• adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct: I must as a matter of honor avoid any taint of dishonesty.2 a privilege : the great poet of whom it is my honor to speak tonight.• an exalted position : the honor of being horse of the year.• a thing conferred as a distinction, esp. an official award for bravery or achievement : the highest military honors.• ( honors) a special distinction for proficiency in an examination :she passed with honors.• ( honors) a class or course of degree studies more specialized than that of the ordinary level : [as adj. ] an honors degree in mathematics.• ( His, Your, etc., Honor) a title of respect given to or used in addressing a judge or a mayor.• Golf the right of teeing off first, having won the previous hole.3 dated a woman's chastity or her reputation for this : she died defending her honor.4 Bridge an ace, king, queen, or jack.• ( honors) possession in one's hand of at least four of the ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps, or of all four aces in no trumps, for which a bonus is scored.• (in whist) an ace, king, queen, or jack of trumps.verb [ trans. ]1 regard with great respect : Joyce has now learned to honor her father'smemory | [as adj. ] ( honored) an honored guest.• (often be honored) pay public respect to : talented writers were honored at a special ceremony.• grace; privilege : the Princess honored the ball with her presence | [asadj. ] ( honored) I felt honored to be invited.• (in square dancing) salute (another dancer) with a bow. acc2 fulfill (an obligation) or keep (an agreement) : make sure the franchisees honor the terms of the contract.•ept (a bill) or pay (a check) when due : the bank informed him that thecheck would not be honored.ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French onor (noun), onorer (verb),from Latin honor.