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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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