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EMERITI
Noun
emeriti
plural of emeritus
Anagrams
• Imereti
Source: Wiktionary
EMERITUS
E*mer"i*tus, a. Etym: [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.]
Definition: 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.
E*mer"i*tus, n.; pl. Emeriti. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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