Conferred an award as a mark of respect (8)
I believe the answer is:
honoured
'conferred an award as a mark of respect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for honoured that I've seen before include "Conferred with laurels" , "Conferred an award as a mark of respect" , "Bestowed accolades or awards" , "Highly respected" , "given recognition" .)