emerited

English

Etymology

See emeritus, +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmɛɹɪtɪd/

Adjective

emerited (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged.

   emerited professor

   emerited teacher

   • 1683 February 22 (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:

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

References

• “emerited”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.