'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
- assistant,
- assistant professor,
- associate,
- associate professor,
- in retirement,
- instructor,
- lecturer,
- on pension,
- pensioned,
- pensioned off,
- professor,
- professor emeritus,
- reader,
- retired,
- retired professor,
- superannuated,
- tutor,
- visiting professor