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Definition of Title of respect
1. Noun. An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General'. "The professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
Generic synonyms: Appellation, Appellative, Denomination, Designation
Specialized synonyms: Aga, Agha, Defender Of The Faith, Don, Dona, Frau, Fraulein, Hakham, Herr, Miss, Mister, Mr, Mr., Mrs, Mrs., Ms, Ms., Rabbi, Reverend, Senor, Senora, Senorita, Signora, Signorina, Very Reverend, Father, Padre
Derivative terms: Titular
Lexicographical Neighbors of Title Of Respect
Literary usage of Title of respect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged from the American Dictionary by Noah Webster (1851)
"Entitled to reverence ; a title of respect given to clergymen. [tion. REV'ER-ETT-CER,
л. One that regards REV-ER-E^'TIAL, a. Proceeding from veneration or ..."
2. The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe and More Especially by Charles Mackay (1877)
"A title of respect applied to a man ; also a title of personal or hereditary ...
A father ; a title of respect used to a king, emperor, or other monarch. ..."
3. Travels in South-eastern Asia: Embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China by Howard Malcom (1839)
"Mi, or May, title of respect for an old woman. Mace, an imaginary Chinese coin
equal to ten cands, or the tenth part of a tael, or fifty-eight grains troy. ..."
4. Travels in South-eastern Asia, Embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China by Howard Malcolm (1839)
"Ma, or May, title of respect for an old woman. Mace, an imaginary Chinese coin
equal to ten cands, or the tenth part of a tael, or fifty-eight grains troy. ..."
5. A Handbook for Travellers in the Ionian Islands, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor by John Murray (Firm) (1840)
"... among the Turks, is a title of respect applied to a learned or a holy man.
... title of respect ..."
6. A Dictionary of the Panjábí Language by J. Newton (1854)
"A title of respect applied to Brahmans and other«; a Hindu munshi; (hill dialect.
... A title of respect given to the ..."
7. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1897)
"The word was applied as a title of respect to a superior in rank or station.
Thus tbe head of a family was sometimes called domin us by the free members of ..."
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