noun
- a person who is to receive an honor or award
Usage: formal
Examples
- The university announced its honorands for the upcoming graduation ceremony.
- Each honorand will receive an honorary doctorate degree.
- The honorands were seated in the front row during the awards banquet.
- She was selected as an honorand for her contributions to medical research.
- The committee reviewed the qualifications of all potential honorands.
- Three distinguished honorands will be recognized at tonight’s gala.