Meaning of EMERITUS
| Pronunciation: | | i'meritus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in"professor emeritus"; "retired from `assigned duties'" does not necessarily imply that one is inactive |
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| | Synonyms: | | old, retired |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\E*mer"i*tus\, a. [L., having served out his time, p.
p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's
term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.]
Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on
account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; --
said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
\E*mer"i*tus\, n.; pl. {Emeriti}. [L.]
A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
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| | Related Terms: | | assistant, assistant professor, associate, associate professor, in retirement, instructor, lecturer, on pension, pensioned, pensioned off, professor, professor emeritus, reader, retired, retired professor, superannuated, tutor, visiting professor |
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