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a title you rent to make status feel like a fact.
means a word or phrase added to a name to signal respect, rank, or office, without changing who the person actually is.
from from latin honorificus, honor plus facere, to make — literally to make honor happen with a word.
linguistic termexists in nearly every language, formally coded
japanese systemsan, sama, sensei change meaning entirely
drops instantlyomitting one can be a deliberate insult
outlives powerhonourable often used long after office ends