Court of honor


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a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature.

See also: Honor

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte, when its magnificent gates, supported by caryatides, have been passed through, has the principal front of the main building opening upon a vast, so-called, court of honor, inclosed by deep ditches, bordered by a magnificent stone balustrade.
At the extremity of the courtyard, where, close to a portico formed of Ionic columns, were the dog kennels, rose an oblong building, the pavilion of the orangery, a half circle, inclosing the court of honor. It was in this pavilion, on the ground floor, that D'Artagnan and Porthos were confined, suffering interminable hours of imprisonment in a manner suitable to each different temperament.
Tampa, FL, May 25, 2019 --(PR.com)-- On Monday, May 20th, the Boy Scouts Troop 313 held their semi-annual court of honor at Eagle Lake Park.
He was feted in a court of honor held by Blackhawk Troop 11, Three Fires Council, at Wesley UMC.
Gonzales' court of honor are: 1st runner-up Cheska Vinas of Marilao, Bulacan; 2nd runner-up Nicole Dichoso, an Architecture student from Olongapo City; 3rd runner-up Charlene Duran of Laguna; and 4th runner-up Alexandra Moraga, a Tourism student from Meycauayan, Bulacan.
They do not have the right, neither morally nor professionally, until they publicly acknowledge their guilt and apologize to the public and their colleagues who were declared by them enemies and foreign mercenaries; until they pay their sins in front of the court of honor and the regular court, points out Rizaov.
279 in Eugene, was honored June 17 at an Eagle Court of Honor. Eagle Scout is the highest honor awarded by the Boy Scouts.
Miss Brulay, longshot winner of the third leg of the Philippine Racing Commission Triple Crown series on July 12, beat Court of Honor, winner of the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown, to the wire in the 2,000-meter race.
SHREWSBURY -- Boy Scout Troop 114 held a Court of Honor for Anthony Michael Moriondo, 18, the troop's 114th Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting.
Many older introductions show mature forms in the Court of Honor by the Administration Building.
assistant secretary of the interior for fish, wildlife and parks, signed the formal documentation declaring National Historic Landmark status for the academy's cadet area because of its unique resources, which include Arnold Hall, Harmon Hall, Fairchild Hall, Vandenberg Hall, the aerospace laboratory, planetarium, physical education building, cadet chapel, Terrazzo, court of honor and the parade grounds.

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