emeritus
pronunciation
How to pronounce emeritus in British English:
UK [iˈmerɪtəs]
How to pronounce emeritus in American English:
US [iˈmerɪtəs]
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- Adjective:
- honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive
Word Origin
- emeritus (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin emeritus "veteran soldier who has served his time," noun use of adjective meaning literally "that has finished work, past service," past participle of emerere "serve out, complete one's service," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + merere "to serve, earn," from PIE *(s)mer- (2) "to get a share of something" (see merit (n.)). First used of retired professors 1794 in American English.
Example
- 1. Raskin now is a professor emeritus .
- 2. Frank levy , an economics professor emeritus at mit , has written extensively on the changing skills the american workforce requires .
- 3. Norman stevens , head librarian emeritus of the university of connecticut , also recruited mcmullan to help erect a corner library as part of a new downtown development in storrs , connecticut .
- 4. Vacations also offer us a sense of control over our lives , explains howard tinsley , phd , an emeritus professor of psychology with southern illinois university who now lives near seattle .
- 5. Ingram olkin , an emeritus professor of statistics at stanford who was part of the research group there , defended its approach , but added that the newcastle team might have also made reasonable decisions .