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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
honorarium \hon`ora"rium\, honorary \hon"orary\, 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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
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honorary
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
honorary \hon"orary\, a. l. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf.
f. honoraire.
1. done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary
services. --macaulay.
1913 webster
2. conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor
without emolument; as, an honorary degree. "honorary
arches." --addison.
1913 webster
3. holding a title or place without rendering service or
receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
honorary
adj : given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary
degree"
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