Companion of Honour
/kəmpanjən əv ˈɒnə
/(abbreviation CH)
noun
(In the UK) a member of an order founded in 1917, for distinguished achievement, with membership limited to sixty-five people.He was made a member of the Royal Society in 1973, a Companion of Honour in 1974, and Knight of the Garter in 1988....
- As King, George founded the institution of the Companions of Honour, to reward men and women who had rendered great national service, usually in the fields of arts or culture.
- The last phase in the creation of British orders came in 1917, with the establishment of the Order of the British Empire and the Order of Companions of Honour.
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