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fontes honorum

UK/ˌfɒnteɪz hɒˈnɔːɹəm/

fontes honorum is the plural of fons honorum.

Meaning of fons honorum

Noun

fons honorum (plural fontes honorum)

  1. A person who, by virtue of sovereignty, holds the exclusive right to create and confer legitimate titles of nobility and orders of chivalry.
    • In 1919 Pʻun-kʻaṅ taiji bKra-śis-rdo-rje was appointed kung, the only attempt by the Dalai-Lama to succede the defunct Chinese Ch’ing dynasty as fons honorum.1973, Luciano Petech, Aristocracy and Government in Tibet, 1728–1959, page 27
    Synonyms:
    fount of honour

Origin of fontes honorum

Latin: fontēs (“founts”, “sources”) + honōrum (“of honours”); see fons honorum

Questions about fontes honorum

What is fontes honorum the plural of?
Fontes honorum is the plural of fons honorum.
How do you pronounce fontes honorum?
Fontes honorum is pronounced /ˌfɒnteɪz hɒˈnɔːɹəm/ (UK).

Words near fontes honorum in the dictionary

  1. Fontenette
  2. Fontenettes
  3. Fontenot
  4. Fontenots
  5. Fontes
  6. fontes honorum
  7. Fontez
  8. fontful
  9. Fonthill Gifford
  10. fonticuli
  11. fonticulus

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