Honorary

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  • adjective. Held or given as a mark of honor, especially conferred as an honor without the usual adjuncts.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Holding an office or title given as an honor, without payment.
  • adjective. Voluntary.
  • adjective. Relying on honor and not legally enforceable, as a duty or obligation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Done or made in token of honor; honoring.
  • Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor, without customary requirements or obligations: as, an honorary degree or title.
  • Holding a title or place conferred as an honor.
  • Synonyms and Honorary, Honorable. Honorary refers to that which exists or is done for the sake of conferring honor: as, an honorary degree, honorary membership; honorable, to that which is worthy of honor, confers honor, or is consistent with the sentiment of honor: as, an honorable man (in two senses); an honorable alliance; an honorable motive.
  • noun. Same as honorarium.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Done as a sign or evidence of honor.
  • adjective. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument.
  • adjective. Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
  • adjective. Voluntary.
  • adjective. Describes the holder of a position or title that is assigned to him as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
  • noun. An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
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  • adjective. given as an honor without the normal duties
  • Word Usage
    "To share his story, we have got a spokesman for the National Kidney Foundation, whose fund - raising efforts for earthquake victims in Guatemala earned him the title honorary mayor of Los Angeles, George Lopez."
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