"Daw" is an honorific title in the southeast Asian country, which also is known as Burma.

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It is hoped that the honorific title will encourage and improve links with local shops, businesses and people.

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Leeds Parish Church was given the honorific title because of its importance to the city and to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

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If someone gets a job somewhere in government then they tend to keep that job title as an honorific for the rest of their lives.

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