amende honorable

[uh-mend on-er-uh-buhl, a-mahn daw-naw-ra-bl^uh] / əˈmɛnd ˈɒn ər ə bəl, a mɑ̃ dɔ nɔˈra blə /

NOUN

public apology

Synonyms

WEAK

atonement full apology making amends public recantation

Example Sentences

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I never dined like that before or after, not even a week later, when Dr. V�ron and Sophie made the amende honorable in the Rue Taitbout.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.

The good-natured Irishwoman herself chose to make the amende honorable, but after her own fashion.

From Making People Happy by Fisher, Harrison

It is said, I know not how truly, that he has since made the amende honorable.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Dee was convinced and offered the amende honorable, confessing herself beaten in argument.

From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell

Once again in these pages I tender her with all my heart my amende honorable.

From War by Loti, Pierre