[i-mer-i-tuh
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adjective, noun, plural -ti [-tahy, -tee] .| 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. |
| 2. | an emeritus professor, minister, etc. |
| 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.] |