LEGION OF HONOUR

Domain	Definition
Literature	Legion of Honour An order of merit instituted by the First Consul in 1802, for either military or civil merit. In 1843 there were 49,417 members, but in 1851 one new member was elected for every two extinct ones, so that the honour was no longer a mere farce. Napoleon III. added a lower order of this Legion, called the Médarille Militaire, the ribbon of which was yellow, not red. The old Legion consisted of Grand Cross, Grand Officers, Commanders, Officers, and Chevaliers, and the ribbon of the order was red. "The Legion of Honour gives pensions to its military members, and free education to some four hundred of the daughters, sisters, and nieces of its members." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Use in Literature: LEGION OF HONOUR

Expression: LEGION OF HONOUR

Modern Translation: LEGION OF HONOUR

Language		Translations for "LEGION OF HONOUR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		officier van het Legioen van Eer (Knight Officer of the Legion of Honour), officier van het Erelegioen (Knight Officer of the Legion of Honour). (various references)

Finnish		kunnialegioona. (various references)

French		officier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight Officer of the Legion of Honour). (various references)

German		Offizier der Ehrenlegion (Knight Officer of the Legion of Honour). (various references)

Hungarian		becsületrend keresztje (cross of the legion of honour). (various references)

Italian		ufficiale della Legion d'Onore (Knight Officer of the Legion of Honour). (various references)

Pig Latin		egionlay ofay onourhay

Portuguese		oficial da Legião de Honra (Knight Officer of the Legion of Honour). (various references)

Swedish		officerare av hederslegionen (Knight Officer of the Legion of Honour), hederslegionen (the legion of honor, the legion of honour). (various references)

Turkish		onur nişanı (honors, honours). (various references)
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Anagrams: LEGION OF HONOUR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-f-g-h-i-l-n-n-o-o-o-o-r-u"
	-5 letters: honouring, nongolfer, unroofing.
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	He had on his cuirass the silver cross of the Legion of Honour.
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Specialty Definition: LEGION OF HONOUR

Expression using "LEGION OF HONOUR": the legion of honour. Additional references.
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