emerited

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/ɪˈmɛɹɪtɪd/

adjective

Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged.

“emerited teacher”

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Meanings

adjectiveemerited (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteConsidered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged.

    emerited teacher

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    emerited professor

    He gave to the Trinity Corporation that land in Deptford on which are built those alms-houses for twenty-four widows of emerited seamen.

    1683 February 21 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 12 February 1683]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC

Origin

See emeritus, + -ed.

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APA

emerited. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerited

MLA

“emerited.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerited. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emerited,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerited.

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