Legion of Honor

noun phrase

: a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit

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The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which operates the de Young and Legion of Honor, laid off 12 employees as attendance remained about 20 percent below pre-pandemic levels. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 President of France Emmanuel Macron honored French filmmaker Claude Lelouch, actress Sigourney Weaver, Illumination founder Chris Meledandri, filmmaker George Lucas and actress Jodie Foster with France’s prestigious Legion of Honor. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Everything else a visitor might want to see (including Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, Japantown, the Legion of Honor) is a short drive–or Waymo, this is the tech capital of America afterall–away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Chertok, a longtime patron of the film industry and a lifelong cinephile, is behind the creation of the Cannes Film Festival’s first fund and recently received the Legion of Honor from Bruel. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Legion of Honor

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Legion of Honor was in 1802

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“Legion of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Legion%20of%20Honor. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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