Honorary

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Honorarium \Hon`o*ra"ri*um\, Honorary \Hon"or*a*ry\, n. [L.
     honorarium (sc. donum), fr. honorarius. See {Honorary}, a.]
     1. A fee offered to professional men for their services; as,
        an honorarium of one thousand dollars. --S. Longfellow.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Honorary \Hon"or*a*ry\, a. [L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf.
     F. honoraire.]
     1. Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary
        services. --Macaulay.
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     2. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor
        without emolument; as, an honorary degree. "Honorary
        arches." --Addison.
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     3. Holding a title or place without rendering service or
        receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  honorary
       adj : given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary
             degree"