Wiktionary
alt. A (l en fons honorum); a person with the right to confer titles of nobility n. A (l en fons honorum); a person with the right to confer titles of nobility
Wikipedia
The fount of honour refers to a person, who, by virtue of his or her official position, has the exclusive right of conferring legitimate titles of nobility and orders of chivalry on other persons.
Usage examples of "fount of honour".
Dolley was torn between friendship for me (not to mention gratitude: she was the only woman I have ever known with that cranial bump) and the necessity of pleasing the leader of our party and the fount of honour, for already it was assumed that once Jefferson's second term was completed, the secretary of state Mr.
Dolley was torn between friendship for me (not to mention gratitude: she was the only woman I have ever known with that cranial bump) and the necessity of pleasing the leader of our party and the fount of honour, for already it was assumed that once Jefferson’.
My pulse beat faster as I realized that I must not through inadvertent attempts at wit seal up the future fount of honour.