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e⋅mer⋅i⋅tus
[i-mer-i-tuh
s] 
adjective, noun, plural -ti [-tahy, -tee] .–adjective
| 1. | retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position: dean emeritus of the graduate school; editor in chief emeritus. |
–noun
| 2. | an emeritus professor, minister, etc. |
Origin:
1785–95; < L ēmeritus having fully earned (ptp. of ēmerēre), equiv. to ē- e- + meri- earn + -tus ptp. suffix
1785–95; < L ēmeritus having fully earned (ptp. of ēmerēre), equiv. to ē- e- + meri- earn + -tus ptp. suffix
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| e·mer·i·tus (ĭ-měr'ĭ-təs) adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. e·mer·i·ti (-tī') One who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. [Latin ēmeritus, past participle of ēmerērī, to earn by service : ē-, ex-, from; see ex- + merērī, to deserve, earn; see (s)mer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Emeritus
E*mer"i*tus\, a. [L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.] Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.Emeritus
E*mer"i*tus\, n.; pl. Emeriti. [L.] A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
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emeritus
1602, from L. emeritus "veteran soldier who has served his time," pp. of emerere "serve out, complete one's service," from ex- "out" + merere "to serve, earn." First used of retired professors 1794 in Amer.Eng.
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