adj.
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, past participle of emereri to serve out one's term, from e- + mereri, mer ē re to earn, deserve, serve ― more at MERIT
Date: 1794
1 : holding after retirement an honorary title corresponding to that held last during active service
2 : retired from an office or position <professor emeritus > ― converted to emeriti after a plural <professors emeriti >