adj done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services.
2. honorary ·adj conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree.
3. honorary ·adj a fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.
4. honorary ·adj holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
5. honorary ·adj an honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price.