Legion of Honor

noun phrase

: a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit

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The extended fashion family of Kim Jones piled into swanky Paris restaurant Laurent on Friday night to see the designer decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest civilian decoration. Miles Socha, WWD, 25 Jan. 2025 At the Legion of Honor, find Mary Cassatt through January 26. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 San Francisco's second Cake Picnic Sunga had already organized three Cake Picnics when the Legion of Honor museum reached out. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024 Tung frequents the Legion of Honor and de Young museums. Hannah Frances Johansson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Legion of Honor 

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Legion of Honor was in 1802

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“Legion of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Legion%20of%20Honor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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