/i mer"i teuhs/ , adj., n., pl. emeriti /-tuy', -tee'/ .
adj.
1. retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position: dean emeritus of the graduate school; editor in chief emeritus.
n.
2. an emeritus professor, minister, etc.
[ 1785-95; emeritus having fully earned (ptp. of emerere ), equiv. to e- E- + meri- earn + -tus ptp. suffix ]