Emeritus
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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.
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(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.
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no longer having a position, especially in a college or university, but keeping the title of the position:
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(of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
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