right honorable

adjective

Meaning

A courtesy title applied to a peer below the rank of marquess.
A courtesy title applied to a privy counsellor, to the lord mayor of various cities, governor general, and to the prime minister of certain Commonwealth countries.

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Related words

hon'ble(English)honourable(English)honorable(English)herostratic(English)herculian(English)whiggish(English)tory(English)right handed(English)

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