[ ɪ'mɛrɪtəs , i:- ]
■ adjective having retired but allowed to retain a title as an honour: the ~ professor of microbiology.
Origin
C18: from L., past participle of emereri 'earn one's discharge by service'.
[ ɪ'mɛrɪtəs , i:- ]
■ adjective having retired but allowed to retain a title as an honour: the ~ professor of microbiology.
Origin
C18: from L., past participle of emereri 'earn one's discharge by service'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004