honorary
pronunciation
How to pronounce honorary in British English:
UK [ˈɒnərəri]
How to pronounce honorary in American English:
US [ˈɑnəreri]
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- Adjective:
- given as an honor without the normal duties
Word Origin
- honorary (adj.)
- early 17c., from honor + -ary; possibly influenced by French honoraire, Latin honorarius "pertaining to honor, honorary."
Example
- 1. First lady michelle obama is the honorary chairmen .
- 2. For her labors , wintour has been named an honorary trustee of the museum .
- 3. Still , this would make the us an honorary member of europe 's austerity club .
- 4. Dr. tremblay recently received an honorary doctorate from nipissing university for his leadership contributions to healthy active living in canada .
- 5. The novelist and children 's writer philip pullman has been showered with awards that include a cbe , a carnegie medal and several honorary professorships .