What does emeritus mean?
adjective. Definition of emeritus (Entry 2 of 2) 1 : holding after retirement an honorary title corresponding to that held last during active service. 2 : retired from an office or position professor emeritus —converted to emeriti after a plural professors emeriti.
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What does Dean Emeritus mean?
retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one’s office or position: dean emeritus of the graduate school; editor in chief emeritus.
Does emeritus mean retired?
Emeritus (/əˈmɛrɪtəs/; female: Emerita), in its current usage, is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been “permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held”.