Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of rendering worthy, or of ascribing worthiness to; the act of conferring dignity or honor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete The act of thinking worthy; honor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete The act of thinking worthy; honour.

Etymologies

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Latin dignatio.

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