What is a reverential form?

Definition
	A reverential form is an expression of social deixis that encodes very high status.

Example (Latin)

Here is an example of a reverential form:

The Latin second person plural pronoun vos was a reverential form for addressing the emperor.

Source:

Brown, R. and Gilman 1960 255

Generic
	A reverential form is a kind of
	What is status?

Source
	Brown, R. and Gilman 1960 253, 255–256

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