emeritus

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

n., pl., -ti (-tī').
One who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.

[Latin ēmeritus, past participle of ēmerērī, to earn by service : ē-, ex-, from; see ex- + merērī, to deserve, earn.]

(i-MER-i-tuhs)
adjective, plural emeriti, feminine emerita
Retired but retaining an honorary title.

Etymology
From Latin emeritus (one who has served his time), past participle of emerere (to serve out one's term), from merere (to deserve, serve, earn)

Usage
"Seeger has been singing out like this since the Great Depression. The earnest troubadour who either co-wrote or popularized canonical songs like 'If I Had a Hammer' and 'John Henry' has become something like America's folkie emeritus." — Michael Hill; Pete Seeger Still Singing at 87; Associated Press; May 17, 2006.

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IN BRIEF: Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.

A professor emeritus from the university will be the keynote speaker at the conference.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - emeritus
n. - emeritus

Nederlands (Dutch)
emeritus

Français (French)
adj. - honoraire, éméritus
n. - honoraire, éméritus

Deutsch (German)
adj. - emeritiert
n. - Emeritus

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj., -
n. - (επί καθηγητών κ.λπ.) επίτιμος

Italiano (Italian)
emerito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - emérito, aposentado
n. - aposentado (m)

Русский (Russian)
заслуженный (деятель) на пенсии

Español (Spanish)
adj. - emérito, honorario
n. - emérito, honorario, persona emérita

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - emeritus
n. - pensionerad präst el professor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
名誉退休的, 退休的, 荣誉退休的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 名譽退休的, 退休的
n. - 榮譽退休的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 명예 퇴직의
n. - 명예 교수

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 名誉退職の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فخري (الاسم) حامل لقب فخري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בדימוס, שפרש מתפקידו‬
n. - ‮פרופיסור או שר שפרש‬

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