honorific

Definition of Honorific in English :

1. honorific

an expression of respect

Example Sentences:
'the Japanese use many honorifics'

2. honorific

conferring or showing honor or respect

Example Sentences:
'honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Honorific

adjective

1.

showing or conferring honour or respect

2.

a.

(of a pronoun, verb inflection, etc) indicating the speaker's respect for the addressee or his or her acknowledgment of inferior status

b.

(as noun)

a Japanese honorific

adjective

1.

conferring honor; showing respect

an honorific title or word

: also ˌhonorˈifical

noun

2.

an honorific title or word

adj.

Conferring or showing respect or honor.

n.

A title, phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used especially when addressing a social superior.