Why this word is great
PUNDONOR — [Noun] A specific, non-negotiable principle considered essential to one's honor or reputation. From the Spanish pundonor, a contraction of punto de honor ("point of honor"). Unlike "reputation," a sprawling ledger of public regard, or "pride," an inward and often formless self-regard, pundonor is the formal, unforgiving line whose crossing demands a response. It is the unreturned glove that requires a duel, the meticulous repayment of a debt to the last cent, or the quiet resignation from a post when a principle is compromised—each act a ritual sacrifice to an internal tribunal that outlaws compromise. Ultimately, it is the brittle, invisible axis upon which an entire moral identity precariously turns, and whose collapse is more terrifying than any material ruin.