Honorific
Related Definitions
[n] an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"
[adj] conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"
Related Terms
appellation, appellative, attentive, binomen, binomial name, byname, byword, cap in hand, ceremonious, cognomen, cognominal, courteous, cryptonym, deferential, denomination, designation, diminutive, dutiful, empty title, epithet, epithetic, eponym, euonym