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   honorific

   /ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. given as a mark of respect but having few or no duties: "he was elevated to the honorific status of ‘Dom’"
   • ▪ (of a form of address) showing respect: "an honorific title for addressing women"

   noun

   • 1. a title or word implying or expressing respect: "a sociolinguistic investigation of honorifics and their usage"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin honorificus, from honor ‘honour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. honorifically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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