[ɪˈmɛrɪtəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of the former holder of an office, especially a university professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honour
(e.g: emeritus professor of microbiology)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: from Latin, past participle of emereri ‘earn one's discharge by service’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of, from’ + mereri ‘earn’