e|mer|i|tus

e|mer|i|tus
e|mer|i|tus «ih MEHR uh tuhs», adjective, noun, plural -ti «-ty».
–adj.
honorably discharged; retired from active service, but still holding one's rank and title: »

At the age of seventy, Professor Arnold became professor emeritus.

–n.
a person, especially a man, honorably discharged or retired from service.
[< Latin ēmeritus, past participle of ēmerēre < ex- to the end + merēre serve]

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