Male honorific (3)
I believe the answer is:
sir
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">male honorific</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sir that I've seen before include "Noble title of undesirable kind" , "Formal and deferential address to a man" , "Honourable title" , "Polite term of address for a man" , "Male form of address" .)