What is the name of this type of word: "Mr.", "Ms.", "Dr."?
Solution 1:
"Title" and "honorific" both describe that type of word.
Solution 2:
I prefer to call those 'appellations.' To me, 'honorific' connotes that it's associated with a position. 'Title' seems neutral enough but it also seems like it's more superfluous, not integral to the naming of something.