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