- Honorific title
Honorific title may refer to one of the following:
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Honorific , a form of addressing.
*Title of honor , a title which is an award.
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Honorific titles in popular music — Honorific titlescite news url=http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/honorific title=Merriam Webster Definition: Honorific publisher=Merriam Online Dictionary accessdate=2008 07 29 ( Belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms… … Wikipedia
honorific — [än΄ə rif′ik] adj. [L honorificus < honor + facere, to make: see DO1] conferring honor; showing respect [an honorific title or word]: also honorifical n. an honorific title or word honorifically adv … English World dictionary
honorific — [[t]ɒ̱nərɪ̱fɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An honorific title or way of talking is used to show respect or honour to someone. [FORMAL] He was given the honorific title of national chairman... All employees will refer to each other by the honorific suffix san … English dictionary
Title of office — may have one of the following meanings:*Title of office (position), title of authority or title of command, the official designation of a position held in an organization associated with certain duties of authority *Title of office (address), or… … Wikipedia
title — [n1] heading, label appellation, banner, caption, close, description, head, headline, inscription, legend, name, rubric, salutation, sign, streamer, style, subtitle; concept 283 title [n2] name appellation, appellative, brand, cognomen,… … New thesaurus
Honorific — An honorific is a word or expression that conveys esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Honorific may refer broadly to the style of language or particular words or grammatical markings used in this way, including… … Wikipedia
Title of honor — An honorary title or title of honor is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits. Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of authority, but the person bestowed does … Wikipedia
honorific — honorifically, adv. /on euh rif ik/, adj. 1. Also, honorifical. doing or conferring honor. 2. conveying honor, as a title or a grammatical form used in speaking to or about a superior, elder, etc. n. 3. (in certain languages, as Chinese and… … Universalium
honorific — UK [ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk] / US [ˌɑnəˈrɪfɪk] noun [countable] Word forms honorific : singular honorific plural honorifics a title given to someone as a formal way of showing respect for the position that they hold Derived word: honorific UK / US adjective … English dictionary
Title — For other uses, see Title (disambiguation). A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone s name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted… … Wikipedia
