honorant
/ˈɒnərənt/ /ˈɒnər(ə)nt/rare between the early 17th and mid 20th centuries
noun
A person who honours or confers an honour on another. In early use also: †a servant extraordinary (obsolete ).
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Arderne's Treatises of Fistula in Ano. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French honorant, present participle of honorer: see -ant.