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honorary [ˈɒnərərɪ ˈɒnrərɪ] adj (usually prenominal)
1. a. (esp of a position, title, etc.) held or given only as an honour, without the normal privileges or duties an honorary degree b. (of a secretary, treasurer, etc.) unpaid 2. having such a position or title 3. depending on honour rather than legal agreement ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
honorary adjective nominal, unofficial, titular, ex officio, honoris causa (Latin), in name or title only an honorary member of the Golf Club Translations honorary [ˈɒnərərɪ] ADJ [member, president] → de honor, honorario; [title] → honorífico; [secretary] (= unpaid) → no remunerado an honorary degree → un doctorado "honoris causa" honorary [ˈɒnərəri] adj [member, official] → honoraire; [duty, title] → honorifique; [award, degree] → honorifique honor guard (US) n → garde f d'honneur honorary adj → Ehren-; honorary member/president/title/citizen → Ehrenmitglied nt → /-präsident/-titel/-bürger m honorary [ˈɒn/ərərɪ] adj (person) → onorario/a; (duty, title) → onorifico/a an honorary degree → una laurea honoris causa or ad honorem honorary [ˈɒn/ərərɪ] adj (person) → onorario/a; (duty, title) → onorifico/a an honorary degree → una laurea honoris causa or ad honorem How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| (Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Brazen Crown, Perpetual Arch-Master of the Rosicrucian Masons of Mesopotamia; Attached (in Honorary Capacities) to Societies Musical, Societies Medical, Societies Philosophical, and Societies General Benevolent, throughout Europe; etc. --it is all that saved him from exploding--and my dreams of an Honorary Fellowship, gold medals, and a niche in the Hall of Fame faded into the thin, cold air of his arctic atmosphere. Latin from the books of the Laws of England, which taken along with the context, means, that of all whales captured by anybody on the coast of that land, the King, as Honorary Grand Harpooneer, must have the head, and the Queen be respectfully presented with the tail. |
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