honoris causa

Honoris causa (Latin honorary ', abbreviated hc ) for the designation of hired as awards degrees, names and titles that are deferred so by regularly acquired names ( degrees, official titles / designations ). Sometimes the distinction is only historical, as the "regular" is no longer awarded dignity.

If a person has several (at least three) received appreciations, so is the abbreviation hc mult. usual, which stands for honoris causa multiplex, ie, the multiple award.

The best known is probably the honorary doctorate, usually abbreviated as Dr. hc In Austria there is the phrase in various professional titles, such as in Baurat hc and in the ridge h c.

• Latin phrase