[i-mer-i-tuh] 
adjective, noun, plural -tae [-tee] .| 1. | (of a woman) retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position: Kate Johnson, Professor Emerita of Music. |
| 2. | a woman with such status. |
| e·mer·i·ta (ĭ-měr'ĭ-tə) adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. Used of a woman: a professor emerita. n. pl. e·mer·i·tae (-tē') or e·mer·i·tas A woman who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. [Latin ēmerita, feminine of ēmeritus; see emeritus.] |
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