emerita

American  

[ih-mer-i-tuh] / ɪˈmɛr ɪ tə /

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.

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noun

plural

emeritae

1. a woman with such status.

Etymology

Origin of emerita

< Latin, feminine of ēmeritus emeritus

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Example Sentences

Emperess Emerita Michiko, Naruhito's mother, also suffered stress-induced illnesses.

From Barron's

“Every generation feels like all of a sudden food is becoming an enormously prominent issue like it never was before,” says the 89-year-old nutritionist and New York University professor emerita.

From The Wall Street Journal

As chair emerita, Harris will not have editorial control over the Headquarters content, according to the announcement, which raises its own questions about accountability and messaging discipline.

From Salon

“Graham attacked traditional dance on every front,” says Janice Ross, Stanford University theater and performance studies emerita professor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Malinche “was well known in the Chicana community, and we loved her,” said Inés Hernández-Ávila, professor emerita of Native American Studies at UC Davis.

From Los Angeles Times

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