honoraryadjective
uk/ˈɒn.ər.ə.ri/us/ˈɑː.nə.rer.i/(especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not done a course of study:
She received an honorary doctorate from Exeter University in recognition of her work for the homeless.
An honorary position in an organization is one for which no payment is made:
Charities often have a well-known person as their honorary treasurer.
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Qualifications: university & college
- AB
- associate
- associate's degree
- BA
- bachelor's degree
- bed
- BM
- chartered
- emerita
- emeritus
- fellowship
- graduation
- honors degree
- honours degree
- MB
- MBA
- MPhil
- MSc
- pass degree
- summa cum laude
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