Honorary

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: hon=or=ar=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

Honorary, n. [L. honorarium (sc. donum), fr. honorarius. See Honorary, a.].

•  A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.  S. Longfellow.  [1913 Webster]
•  An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price.  Heumann.  [1913 Webster]

Honorary, a. [L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf. F. honoraire.].

•  Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services.  Macaulay.  [1913 Webster]
•  Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree.  Addison.  [1913 Webster]
•  Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Honorary, adj.
1 a conferred as an honour, without the usual requirements, functions, etc. (honorary degree). b holding such a title or position (honorary colonel).
2 (of an office or its holder) unpaid (honorary secretaryship; honorary treasurer).
3 (of an obligation) depending on honour, not legally enforceable.

Etymology

L honorarius (as HONOUR)

ROGET THESAURUS

Honorary

Cheapness

N cheapness, low price, depreciation, bargain, good penny worth, snap, gratuity, free quarters, free seats, free admission, pass, free pass, free warren, give-away, freebee, run of one's teeth, nominal price, peppercorn rent, labor of love, drug in the market, deadhead, cheap, low, low priced, moderate, reasonable, inexpensive, unexpensive, well worth the money, worth the money, magnifique et pas cher, good at the price, cheap at the price, dirt cheap, dog cheap, cheap, cheap as dirt, cheap and nasty, catchpenny, discounted, half-price, depreciated, unsalable, gratuitous, gratis, free, for nothing, costless, expenseless, without charge, not charged, untaxed, scotfree, shotfree, rent-free, free of cost, free of expense, honorary, unbought, unpaid, for a mere song, for a song, at cost, at cost price, at prime cost, at a reduction, a bon marche.