EMERITUS


Meaning of EMERITUS in English

I. i-ˈmer-ə-təs noun

( plural emer·i·ti -ə-ˌtī, -ˌtē)

Date: 1750

: one retired from professional life but permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held

II. adjective

Etymology: Latin, past participle of emereri to serve out one's term, from e- + mereri, merēre 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.