emeritus

4 definitions found

emeritus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Emeritus \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.
     [1913 Webster]

  Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, n.; pl. Emeriti. [L.]
     A veteran who has honorably completed his service. Emerods

emeritus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  emeritus
      adj 1: honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your
             title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in
             `professor emeritus'
      n 1: a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties

emeritus - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "emeritus":
     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