| 单词 | birthday honours |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbirthday honours birthday honours n. awards and titles conferred each year on the official birthday of the British sovereign; (also) short for birthday honours list n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > [noun] > investing with a rank or title > titles conferred on sovereign's birthday birthday honours1875 1873 Standard 24 May 3/3 (heading) Royal birthday honours... The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of her Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath [etc.].] 1875 Irish Times 31 May 6/4 We are much pleased to observe that among the recipients of birthday honours Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Alan Holdich, K C B, was included. 2008 Sunderland Echo (Nexis) 14 June Keith Copeland is made an MBE in today's birthday honours, ‘for services to skills training’. < as lemmas |
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