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Honorary
{ ‖
Honˊo-ra′ri-um
,Hon′or-a-ry
, }Noun.
1.
A fee offered to professional men for their services;
as, an
. honorarium
of one thousand dollarsS. Longfellow.
2.
(Law)
An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price.
Heumann.
Hon′or-a-ry
,Adj.
[L.
honorarius
, fr. honor
honor: cf. F. honoraire
.] 1.
Done as a sign or evidence of honor;
as,
. honorary
servicesMacaulay.
2.
Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument;
“Honorary arches.” as, an
. honorary
degreeAddison.
3.
Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward;
as, an
. honorary
member of a societyWebster 1828 Edition
Honorary
HON'ORARY
,Adj.
1.
Possessing a title or place without performing services or receiving a reward; as an honorary member of a society.HON'ORARY
,Noun.
1.
The salary of a professor in any art or science.Definition 2024
honorary
honorary
English
Adjective
honorary (not comparable)
- Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
- honorary degree
- Voluntary.
- Describes the holder of a position or title that is assigned to him as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
- honorary citizen
- honorary consul
- honorary vice president
- honorary member of the family
Derived terms
- honorary authorship
- honorary title
- honorary trust
Translations
given as an honor
|
describes the holder of a position
Noun
honorary (plural honoraries)
- An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
- (US) A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.