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lie in honor

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Verb

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lie in honor (third-person singular simple present lies in honor, present participle lying in honor, simple past lay in honor, past participle lain in honor)

  1. (intransitive) To lie in state while the designated guards of honor keep watch over the remains.
    Coordinate terms: lie in repose, lie in state