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emeritus definition

emeri·tus (ē mer′i təs, i-)

adjective

retired from active service, usually for age, but retaining one's rank or title professor emeritus

Etymology: L, pp. of emereri, to serve out one's time < e-, out + mereri, to serve, earn, merit

noun pl. emeriti -·ti′ (-tī′)

a person with such status

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