honorarIum ( h silent)

[Lat., neut. of honorarius honorary.] A fee or payment made to a profe ional man for profe ional services rendered. hon-õr-a-rỹ ( h silent), a. & s. [Latin honor a rius, from honos (gen it. honor is ) =honor.] A. As adjective : 1. Done or made in or as a mark of honor. "Those honorary services which are still, at a coronation, rendered to the person of the sovereign by some lords of manors." -Macaulay. Hist . Eng ., ch. ii. 2. Conferring honor, without gain; as, an honor ary office, an honorary degree. 3. Po e ing a title or holding an office without receiving reward or payment, or without taking an active part; as, an honorary secretary, an honorary member. *B. As subst.: The same as HONORARIUM (q.v.). "The emoluments of the teacher, of which the greater part arises from honoraries or fees of his pupils."Smith: Wealth of Nations, bk. v., ch. i.