Emeritus Definition

ĭ-mĕrĭ-təs
emeriti
adjective
Retired from active service, usually for age, but retaining one's rank or title.
Professor emeritus.
Webster's New World
noun
One who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.
American Heritage
A person thus retired.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Emeritus

Noun

Singular:
emeritus
Plural:
emeriti

Origin of Emeritus

  • Latin ēmeritus past participle of ēmerērī to earn by service ē-, ex- from ex– merērī to deserve, earn (s)mer-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin emeritus.

    From Wiktionary

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