— 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 Japanese) a class of forms used to show respect, esp. in direct address.
4. a title or term of respect.
[ 1640-50; honorificus honor-making. See HONOR-, -I-, -FIC ]