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honors of war
plural noun
privileges granted to a surrendering force, as of marching out of their camp or entrenchments with all their arms and with their colors flying.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of honors of war1
Example Sentences
They, having no honor, should therefore receive no honors of war.
His body was committed to the deep, with the honors of war, forty-two guns being fired by the fleet on that occasion.
They marched out with the honors of war; but scarcely had they done so, when Montcalm’s Indians assailed them, cutting down and scalping them without mercy.
They would cut off the leg wounded in the service of your country, and bury it with the honors of war.
De Louvigny is credited with having captured the fort after a three days' siege, but granted the enemy the honors of war.
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