D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Emeritus

/ĭm-ĕr'-ət-əs/ · E·mer·i·tus · IPA /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəs/
01 a. Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer…
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    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.
02 n. A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
pl. Emeriti ((#))
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    A veteran who has honorably completed his service.