EMERITUS


Meaning of EMERITUS in English

[ 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'.

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