emeritus

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.

   “emeritus professor    professor emeritus    professors emeritae”

2. isim A (male) person who is retired from active service or an occupation, especially one who retains an honorific version of a previous title.

   “Now, we have no criticism for college presidents and emerituses as such. A man may be all that and still be a pretty good fellow—whatever the effect might be on his character and happiness. But there is one thing certain—no one man can know it all.”

3. isim An honorific version of a previous title.

   “With a string of “emerituses” behind his name, last of which was acquired with the Welfare society resignation, [George Q.] Sheppard now lives in retirement in his home at The Hill, 722 King street.”