Honour and Prefer

Honour

Honour verb - Show respect towards.

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Prefer and honour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Honour".

Nearby Words: honor, honorable, honourable, honored, honoured

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Honour and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Honour" instead a verb "Prefer".

Iomedae, militaristic goddess of honour and justice is often worshipped as the patron of just wars, though she herself would prefer to lose that title.

Source: War God
One Steve Limit: Marooned in Realtime has multiple characters named in honour of the hero of The Peace War, but it still fits this trope because they each prefer a different way of abbreviating it from each other and from the original.

Source: Literature / Across Realtime
Despite their newfound wealth and status, Hawke continues to roam around the city doing odd jobs for people, refuses to get a proper job, and would far prefer to head down to the Hanged Man in Lowtown for a round of drinks than attend a noble banquet held in their honour.

Source: Modest Royalty

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