Hypertext Webster Gateway: "emeritus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, n.; pl. {Emeriti}. [L.]
A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
emeritus
adj : honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your
title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in
"professor emeritus"; "retired from `assigned duties'"
does not necessarily imply that one is inactive [syn: {retired}]
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