honorific.
A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
Meaning & usage
A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
A term of respect; respectful language.
A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English honor Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -(i)ficuslbor. English -ific English honorific From honor + -ific.
Showing or conferring honour and respect.
Based on or valuing honor
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English honor Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -(i)ficuslbor. English -ific English honorific From honor + -ific.
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