"point of honor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: points of honor [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|points of honor}} point of honor (plural points of honor)
  1. Any scruple caused by a sense of duty.
    Sense id: en-point_of_honor-en-noun-IfhxNpp6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. (historical) The obligation to demand and to receive satisfaction for an insult, especially by fighting a duel. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-point_of_honor-en-noun-PEn8q5tg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: point of honour

Inflected forms

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