HONORARY

honorary

(adjective) given as an honor without the normal duties; “an honorary degree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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