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honoris causa definition

ho·no·ris causa (ō nôr′is ko̵u′sä, hō-)

conferred as an honor a law degree honoris causa

Etymology: L, for the sake of honor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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