Honorific - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Honorific :  adj : conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession" (noun)

1: an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Honorific : \Hon`or*if"ic\, a. [See Honor, -fy, and -ic.] Conferring honor; tending to honor. --London. Spectator.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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