Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Honourable, 1) high, of distinguished rank, noble: “the match were rich and h.” Gent. III, 1, 64. “h. without the stamp of merit,” Merch. II, 9, 38. “thy place shall be h.” H4A II, 4, 596. “more h. state, more courtship lives in carrion-flies,” Rom. III, 3, 34. “he knows not yet of his h. fortune,” Oth. IV, 2, 241. “have entertainment, but no h. trust,” Ant. IV, 6, 18. Hence a term used in speaking of or to persons of quality: to the right h. Henry Wriothesly, Ven. and Lucr. Ded. I leave it to your h. survey, Ven. Ded. Ant. IV, 6, 18 “you lords shall plight your h. faiths to me,” Lucr. 1690. “h. ladies sought my love,” Merch. III, 4, 70. “commend me to your h. wife,” IV, 1, 273. “mine h. mistress,” All's I, 3, 145. “lords and h. personages,” II, 3, 278. “the h. lady of the house,” Tw. I, 5, 177. “I will imitate the h. Romans,” H4B II, 2, 134. “my h. lords,” H6A I, 1, 57. III, 4, 1. IV, 1, 122. H6B IV, 1, 51. IV, 2, 53. IV, 2, 53 H8 I, 1, 79. Tit. IV, 2, 12. Tim. I, 1, 97. I, 2, 192 etc. “you need but plead your h. privilege,” All's IV, 5, 95 (== the privilege of your rank). “all their h. points of ignorance,” H8 I, 3, 26 (becoming, in their opinion, their place in society).
2) illustrious, glorious: “has done most h. service,” All's III, 5, 4. “a resolved and h. war,” John II, 585. “h. rescue and defence,” V, 2, 18. “by the h. tomb upon your grandsire's bones,” R2 III, 3, 105. “that h. day shall ne'er be seen,” IV, 91. “is not this an h. spoil?” H4A I, 1, 74. “so h. an action,” II, 3, 36. V, 5, 26. H5 IV, 7, 105. H6A IV, 1, 41. IV, 4, 17. Tit. V, 1, 11.
3) showing respect: “an h. conduct let him have,” John I, 29. cf. H6C III, 2, 123. Ant. V, 1, 58.
4) becoming, decent: “chides the dice in h. terms,” LLL V, 2, 327. “bear himself with h. action,” Shr. Ind. 1, 110.
5) deserving respect, full of, or dictated by noble sentiments: the warrant I have of your h. disposition, Lucr. Ded. Shr. Ind. 1, 110. “holy Gonzalo, h. man,” Tp. V, 62. “it's an h. kind of thievery,” Gent. IV, 1, 40. “he bears an h. mind,” V, 3, 13. Wiv. IV, 5, 23. Ado I, 1, 57. Ado I, 1, 57 III, 4, 30. III, 4, 30 V, 1, 275. V, 4, 30. As I, 2, 237. III, 2, 169. III, 3, 61. Wint. I, 2, 323. II, 1, 68. II, 1, 68 III, 2, 196. John V, 2, 45. R2 I, 1, 136. H4B II, 1, 134. IV, 2, 110. H5 IV, 1, 134. V, 1, 75. H6B V, 1, 170. R3 I, 2, 1. Rom. II, 2, 143. Tim. II, 2, 215 etc. “his love, which stands an h. trial,” Ant. I, 3, 75, i. e. a trial concerning its honour.
Used adverbially: “use her h.” H6C III, 2, 123 (F2.3.4 --bly). “in h. keeping her,” Troil. II, 2, 149. “thou couldst not die more h.” Caes. V, 1, 60. “how h. and how kindly we determine for her,” Ant. V, 1, 58 (the suffix ly belonging to both adverbs).
Not understood and wrongly applied by Elbow: Meas. II, 1, 89.