honorary.
Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
Meaning & usage
Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
honorary degree; honorary citizen
Voluntary.
Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
Megsie is an honorary employee because she helps other customers while she shops here.
I consider you an honorary member of our family because you've been with us for so long.
Where this word comes from
From honor + -ary, modelled after French honoraire, from Latin honōrārius.
A person who holds an honorary appointment.
A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.
Where this word comes from
From honor + -ary, modelled after French honoraire, from Latin honōrārius.
An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
Where this word comes from
From Latin honōrārium.
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