Time-honoured
[tahym-on-erd] /ˈtaɪmˌɒn ərd/
adjective
1.
revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance:
a time-honored custom.
time-honoured
adjective
1.
having been observed for a long time and sanctioned by custom
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