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Adjective: emeritus  i'me-ri-tus
  1. Honourably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title ‘emeritus’ as in ‘professor emeritus’
    "The emeritus professor continued to mentor students even after retirement"
Noun: emeritus  i'me-ri-tus
  1. A professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
    "Though retired, the professor emeritus still occasionally gave guest lectures"

See also: old

Type of: retired person, retiree

Encyclopedia: Emeritus