emeritus

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Adjective

emeritus (not comparable)

1. (postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.

   professor emeritus

   pontiff emeritus

Translations

• French: émérite
• German: emeritiert
• Italian: emerito
• Portuguese: emérito
• Spanish: emérito

Noun

1. A person retired in this sense.

Related terms

• emerita
• emeritum
• emeritate

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