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HONORARY
honorary
(adjective) given as an honor without the normal duties; “an honorary degree”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
honorary (not comparable)
Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
Voluntary.
Describes the holder of a position or title that is assigned to him as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Hon`o*ra"ri*um, Hon"or*a*ry, n. Etym: [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.
2. (Law)
Definition: 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, a. Etym: [L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf. F. honoraire.]
1. Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services. Macaulay.
2. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree. "Honorary arches." Addison.
3. Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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