honorific

hon·or·if·ic

adj \ˌä-nə-ˈri-fik\

Definition of HONORIFIC

1

: conferring or conveying honor <honorific titles>

2

: belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social superior

— honorific noun

— hon·or·if·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

First Known Use of HONORIFIC

1650

Rhymes with HONORIFIC

anaglyphic, beatific, calorific, colorific, felicific, frigorific, hieroglyphic, scientific, soporific, South Pacific, sudorific, tenebrific