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Honorarium vs Emeritus - What's the difference?

honorarium | emeritus |

As nouns the difference between honorarium and emeritus

is that honorarium is royalty while emeritus is a person retired in this sense (feminine form emerita).

As an adjective emeritus is

retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title (especially "professor").

honorarium

English

Alternative forms

* honourarium

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined 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 ----