hon´or|if´i|cal|ly

hon´or|if´i|cal|ly
hon|or|if|ic «ON uh RIHF ihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. doing or giving honor; imparting honor or respect.
2. showing respect or deference: »

The [Arabic] epithet Abu, father, is honorific (Maurice B. Keatinge).

–n.
an honorific phrase or word: »

But among his followers Hadji Sahib is enough, even though “Sahib” is merely a general honorific in these parts (New Yorker).

[< Latin honōrificus < honōs, -ōris honor + facere make]
hon´or|if´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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