emeritus (redirected from emeriti)

e·mer·i·tus  (-mr-ts)

adj.

Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus.

n. pl. e·mer·i·ti (-t)

One who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.

---

[Latin meritus, past participle of merr, to earn by service : -, ex-, from; see ex- + merr, to deserve, earn; see (s)mer-² in Indo-European roots.]

---

emeritus [ɪˈmɛrɪtəs]

adj

(Business / Professions) (usually postpositive) retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining one's title on an honorary basis a professor emeritus

[from Latin, from merēre to deserve; see merit]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	emeritus - a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties retired person, retiree - someone who has retired from active working
Adj.	1.	emeritus - honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus' old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

Translations

emeritus [iːˈmerɪtəs] ADJ → emérito

emeritus [ɪˈmɛrɪtəs] adj → émérite
emery board [ˈɛməri] n → lime en carton émerisé)f à ongles >
emery paper [ˈɛməri] n → papier m émeri, papier m d'émeri

emeritus

adj → emeritiert; emeritus professor, professor emeritus → Professor emeritus m