emerita
[ih-mer-i-tuh]
- (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.
Show More
- a woman with such status.
Show More
Origin of emerita
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for emerita
Contemporary Examples
Ana Marie Cox is a Wonkette emerita, political junkie, self-hating journalist, and author of Dog Days.
Historical Examples
No sooner had the "lady," as Byron was pleased to call her, played her part as decoy, than she was discharged as emerita.
The Works Of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 7)Lord Byron
The said Schedelius furthermore setteth downe, that his Emerita martyred in Rhetia.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of BritaineRaphaell Holinshed
It was the capital of Lusitania, and was called Emerita Augusta, from the first word of which title comes the present name.