honorary

Definition von honorary im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Voluntary; Describes the holder of a position or title that is assigned to him as a special honor rather than by normal channels
honorary member of the family.; Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment
honorary degree.; {a} done in conferring honor; given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment; Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree; given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary degree; A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars; {s} serving to honor; given as an honor without the usual requirements or obligations (i.e. a university degree); having a title or position which was given as honor; dependent upon one's honor (about an obligation that cannot be legally enforced); Honorary is used to describe an official job that is done without payment. the honorary secretary of the Cheshire Beekeepers' Association; Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society; Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services; An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price; given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary degree"; An honorary title or membership of a group is given to someone without their needing to have the necessary qualifications, usually because of their public achievements. an honorary member of the Golf Club
honorary officer: a voluntary, unpaid officer of an organization
honorary trust: A device by which a person establishes a trust for which there is neither a charitable purpose, nor a private beneficiary to enforce the trust (such as a trust for the care of pets or maintenance of cemetery plots), for which trustee is bound by honor, but not by law, to carry out the wishes of the trustor
honorary trusts: plural form of honorary trust
honorary citizen: person granted citizenship as a sign of recognition or honor without having to meet the usual duties or obligations
honorary consul: distinguished consul, official appointed by a government to reside and perform administrative duties in a foreign country
honorary degree: academic degree granted as a sign of recognition or honor without having to meet the standard requirements
honorary degree: a degree conferred to honor the recipient
honorary degree: a kind of degree awarded by a university to honor worthy candidates; honorary degrees are awarded in recognition of work done by the recipient, but not for academic work; academic work is recognized by what are called "earned" degrees or degrees-in-course
honorary doctorate: highest academic degree granted as a sign of recognition or honor without having to meet the standard requirements
honorary member: person who has been given membership as a sign of respect
honorary president: ceremonial title granted a person out of honor and respect
honorary rank: temporary rank given according to a person's position and not for special military services
honorary treasurer: one who holds the title of treasurer as a sign of honor but does not actually perform the duties of the job
honorarily: in an honorary manner, in a manner which shows honor
honorarily: In an honorary manner