honorary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite given as an honor without the normal duties
    • an honorary degree

WordNet

Hon"or*a*ry adjective
Etymology
L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf. F. honoraire.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913