Birthday-honours
plural noun
(in Britain) honorary titles conferred on the official birthday of the sovereign
Historical Examples
Bunyan Characters (Second Series) Alexander Whyte
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 Various
Tales of Bengal S. B. Banerjea
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an act or instance of giving birth, especially by natural childbirth. an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one’s birth. […]
- Birthed
an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one’s birth. natural heritage: a musician by birth. any coming into existence; origin; […]
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