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the trophy your ego gets when your work outlives your presence in the room.
means formal public recognition of achievement, rank, or service, usually bestowed by an institution with the authority to make it feel official.
from from latin honos, honor: esteem, dignity, public office; medieval europe turned battlefield esteem into titles, then bureaucracies turned titles into medals, letters, and lists published twice a year.
knighthood price tagno cash value, yet insurers still get asked
nobel snubsgandhi nominated five times, never won
posthumous honoursyou can be knighted after you die
honours degreeoriginally meant you actually read the books
for instance
order of the garter — england, 1348, oldest active order of chivalry
padma awards — india's civilian honours, announced every republic day
congressional medal of honor — us military's highest, only about 3,500 ever given