Definition of Honorary. Meaning of Honorary. Synonyms of Honorary

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Definition of Honorary

Honorary
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. 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.
Honorary
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. 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.

Meaning of Honorary from wikipedia

- Look up honorary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An honorary position is one given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment. Other...
- An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is...
- Honorary Aryan (German: Ehrenarier) was an expression used in **** Germany with the purpose of according Aryan certificate to some Mischlinge who were...
- The Academy Honorary Awardinstituted in 1950 for the 23rd Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award, which was first presented at the 1st...
- the title of Sir or Dame. Occasionally, honorary appointees are, incorrectly, referred to as Sir or Dame. Honorary appointees who later become a citizen...
- Victorian Medal in gold, silver or bronze. Foreigners may be admitted as honorary members. There are no limits to the number of any grade, and promotion...
- appointments for 40 Honorary Companions, 100 Honorary Officers, 127 Honorary Members of the Order of Australia and the award of 124 Honorary Medals of the Order...
- Examples of such titles are Honorary Professor, Honorary Fellow, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Reader, Honorary Lecturer (normally applies...
- position of proxenos was often hereditary in a particular family. Modern honorary consuls fulfill a function that is to a degree similar to that of the ancient...
- King's Honorary Surgeon (KHS) King's Honorary Dental Surgeon (KHDS) King's Honorary Physician (KHP) King’s Honorary Nursing Sister (KHNS) King’s Honorary Physicians...