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Emeritus vs Honorary - What's the difference?

emeritus | honorary |

As adjectives the difference between emeritus and honorary

is that emeritus is retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title (especially "professor") while honorary is given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.

As nouns the difference between emeritus and honorary

is that emeritus is a person retired in this sense (feminine form emerita) while honorary is an honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.

emeritus

English

Adjective

(wikipedia emeritus) (-)
  • Retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title (especially "professor").

    • Noun

    (emeriti)
  • A person retired in this sense (feminine form emerita).
  • * 1955 , Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita :
    • Oh, you veteran crime reporter, you grave old usher, you once popular policeman, now in solitary confinement after gracing that school crossing for years, you wretched emeritus read to by a boy!

    Related terms

    * emerita * emeritum ----

    honorary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
    • honorary degree
  • .
    • honorary citizen
    honorary consul
    honorary vice president
    honorary member of the family

    Derived terms

    * honorary authorship * honorary title * honorary trust

    Noun

    (honoraries)
  • An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
  • A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.