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Meaning of 'honorary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Honorary [ a.]
- A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.
- An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price.
- Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services.
- Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree.
- Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.

Meaning of 'honorary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . honorary [ s]
Meaning (1):
- given as an honor without the normal duties
Example in sentence:
  • an honorary degree

Nearby Words:

hond hone honed honest honestation honestetee honestly honesty honewort honey

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