Daily Ancestorhonestus
Honestus (feminine honesta) is Latin for respectable or honorable, a courtesy word placed before the name of an ordinary decent person.
Honestus means respectable or honorable. Priests used it as a polite label in front of names, as in honestus Joannes Müller, much as we might say Mr.
It tells you about social standing, not about a person's character. Higher ranks got grander words, so the choice of label can hint at a family's status.
As seen in a recordGroom's name in a Latin marriage entry
honestus Joannes Müller, agricola
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