honorary
adjEtymology
From honor + -ary, modelled after French honoraire, from Latin honōrārius.
- derived from honōrārius
Definitions
Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
- honorary degree; honorary citizen
Voluntary.
Unofficial
Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
- Megsie is an honorary employee because she helps other customers while she shops here.
- I consider you an honorary member of our family because you've been with us for so long.
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A person who holds an honorary appointment.
A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some…
A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.
An honorarium
An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
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Derived
honorarily, honorary Aryan, honorary authorship, honorary colonel, honorary consul, honorary consulate, honorary degree, honorary doctor, honorary doctorate, honorary master, honorary master's degree, honorary mention, honorary officer, honorary steam engine, honorary steam locomotive, honorary title, honorary trust
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA