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Definition of the New Year Honours from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the New Year Honours

 
/ðə ˌnjuː jɪər ˈɒnəz/,
 
/ðə ˌnjuː jɜːr ˈɒnəz/
 
/ðə ˌnuː jɪr ˈɑːnərz/
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  1. the titles and other awards given to people by the British king or queen on New Year's Day (= 1 January) each year
    • She got an OBE in the New Year Honours list.
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