Definition of honorary

• a. - A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.
• a. - An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price.
• a. - Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services.
• a. - Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree.
• a. - Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.