Honorable or honorable means upright or highly principled--
"So are they all, all, honorable men..."
He was an honorable man, and always did the upright thing.
Honorable may also mean noble or artisocratic, used as a form of address for the opffspring of British peers--
The Honorable John Smith will attend.
Honorific or honorific means a formal title of address, or a title of respect--
To many people, the use of an honorific in writing is archaic.
Should we include a drop-down menu to choose an honorific?
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The honorific given to a judge in the United States is The Honorable.
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