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Definition of honorific adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

honorific

adjective

/ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk/

/ˌɑːnəˈrɪfɪk/

(formal)

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showing respect for the person you are speaking to
- an honorific title
Use an, not a, before honorific.
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Honorific is used with these nouns:
title
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin honorificus, from honor ‘honour’.

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