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lain in honor

lain in honor is the past participle of lie in honor.

Meaning of lie in honor

Verb

lie in honor (third-person singular simple present lies in honor, present participle lying in honor, simple past lay in honor, past participle lain in honor)

  1. (intransitive) To lie in state while the designated guards of honor keep watch over the remains.

Questions about lain in honor

What is lain in honor the past participle of?
Lain in honor is the past participle of lie in honor.

Words near lain in honor in the dictionary

  1. lain down on the job
  2. lain hands on
  3. lain ill in one's mouth
  4. lain in
  5. lain in ambush
  6. lain in honor
  7. lain in one's throat
  8. lain in repose
  9. lain in state
  10. lain in the bed one had made
  11. lain in the way

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