'Emeritus' definitions:

Definition of 'emeritus'

From: WordNet
adjective
Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'
noun
A professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties

Definition of 'Emeritus'

From: GCIDE
  • Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, n.; pl. Emeriti. [L.] A veteran who has honorably completed his service. Emerods

Definition of 'Emeritus'

From: GCIDE
  • Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'emeritus'

From: Moby Thesaurus