• Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty onaccount of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said ofan officer of a college or pastor of a church.


    Emeritus meaning & definition 1 of Emeritus.


  • (V) Old, retired professor who thinks they can be a dickhead and nothing will come of it. Usually found in droves at Land Grant Institutions.

    Emeritus meaning & definition 2 of Emeritus.


  • no longer having a position, especially in a college or university, but keeping the title of the position:

    Emeritus meaning & definition 3 of Emeritus.


  • (of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.

    Emeritus meaning & definition 4 of Emeritus.

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