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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
honorary
adj : given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary
degree"
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