HONORIFIC

Honorific

An honorific title is a word or expression with connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title. It is also often conflated with systems of honorific speech in linguistics, which are grammatical or morphological ways of encoding the relative social status of speakers.

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honorific

Noun

  1. A title. (i.e., Mister, Misses, Doctor, Professor)
  2. A term of respect; respectful language.

Adjective

  1. Showing or conferring honour and respect.
  2. Based on or valuing honor


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