n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ä-n ə - ' ri-fik
Function: adjective
Date: 1650
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 -)l ē \ adverb