What does "honorary" mean?
Honorary: (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.
Additional senses
- 2.Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services. Macaulay.
- 3.Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree. "Honorary arches." Addison.
- 4.Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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