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guests of honour

guests of honour is the plural of guest of honour.

Meaning of guest of honour

Noun

guest of honour (plural guests of honour)

  1. (UK) A guest in whose honour a gathering is held; the most important guest.
    • The guest of honour was Mr. John F. Peckett, Jnr., of the well-known Bristol firm of locomotive engineers.1947 May and June, “Notes and News: The Bristol Railway Circle”, in Railway Magazine, page 184

Questions about guests of honour

What is guests of honour the plural of?
Guests of honour is the plural of guest of honour.

Words near guests of honour in the dictionary

  1. guestroom
  2. guestrooms
  3. guests
  4. guests of Her Majesty
  5. guests of honor
  6. guests of honour
  7. guestship
  8. Guestwick
  9. guestwise
  10. guestworker
  11. guestworkers

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