2 entries under this word

Honorarium

Hŏn'or-ā'ri-ŭm or Hŏn'or-a-ry, n.

noun

n. [Lat. honorarium (sc. donum), from honorarius, Fr. honoraire, It. onorario. See infra.] The recompense offered to professors in universities, and to medical or other professional gentlemen, for their services; a fee. [Europe.]

Hŏn'or-a-ry, a.

adjective

(ŏn'ur-a-rĭ), a. [Lat. honorarius, from honor; Fr. honoraire, Sp. honorario, It. onorario.]

  1. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor; as, an honorary degree; an honorary crown.
  2. Possessing a title or place without performing services or receiving a reward; as, an honorary member of a society.