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3 definitions found 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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