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Webster 1913 Edition
Emeritus
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E-mer′i-tus
,Adj.
[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.