emerita

[ ih-mer-i-tuh ]
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adjective
  1. (of a woman) retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position: Kate Johnson, Professor Emerita of Music.

noun,plural e·mer·i·tae [ih-mer-i-tee]. /ɪˈmɛr ɪˌti/.
  1. a woman with such status.

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Origin of emerita

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<Latin, feminine of ēmeritusemeritus

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