Look up: honorary

1. honorary
   [Adjective] An award or title given to someone to show respect without the usual qualifications. So a person could receive a degree from a university without even going there if they have made a special achievement.
   Example: The university awarded an honorary degree to Nelson Mandela.
   See also: honour
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. honorary
   [adj] - given as an honor without the normal duties
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3. honorary
   either a person chairing a conference or presiding over an organisation on an unpaid basis or one not performing such a function but accorded the title as a mark of special esteem Category: General • Minister of State:works with Ministers in charge of departments with responsibility for ...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
4. Honorary
   Hon'or·a·ry adjective [ Latin honorarius , from honor honor: confer French honoraire .] 1. Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services. Macaulay. 2. Conferring honor, or intended mer...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/59
   
   
5. honorary
   adjective given as an honor without the normal duties; `an honorary degree`
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6. Honorary
   • (a.) Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society. • (a.) Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree. • (a.) An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for...
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