praehonorare

praehonorare [CL prae-+honorare] 1 to honour greatly (esp. in title or address). s1274 ~atus exharchus totius Asie Flor. Hist. III 37; 1426 in Christo ~andi et caritatis amplexibus dignissime confovendi EpAcOx 25; 1451 ~ande et peregregie doctor Pri. Cold. 173; s1423 insignissime domine et pater, ex meritis ~ande Amund. I 118; 1476 admittimus ~atam personam vestram ‥ in consortium nostre fraternacionis FormA 336; vestre ~ande reverencie Ib.. 2 to honour more highly, prefer (in quots. w. ref. to Aristotle Eth. Nic. 1096a14–16, cf. προτιμᾶν). ambobus enim existentibus amicis, sanctum est ~are veritatem Incept. Ox. 169 (cf. Bacon CSTheol. 29: duobus existentibus amicis sanctum est honorare veritatem); veritas ‥ quam amicis ~are officium obtinet sanctitatis R. Bury Phil. 1. 22.

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