emerita

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e·mer·i·ta

E0110200 (ĭ-mĕr′ĭ-tə)adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. Used of a woman: a professor emerita.n. pl. e·mer·i·tae (-tē′) or e·mer·i·tas A woman who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.
[Latin ēmerita, feminine of ēmeritus; see emeritus.]

emerita

(ɪˈmɛrɪtə) adj (Professions) (of a woman) retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining her title on an honorary basisn (Professions) a woman who is retired, esp from academia, but still retains an honorary title

e•mer•i•ta

(ɪˈmɛr ɪ tə)

adj., n., pl. -tae (-tē`). adj. 1. (of a woman) retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty but retaining the title of one's office or position: professor emerita of music. n. 2. a woman with such status. [1925–30; < Latin, feminine of ēmeritus emeritus]