Emeritum vs. Emeritus

A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.

(postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.

Example: ‘professor emeritus’; ‘pontiff emeritus’;

A person retired in this sense.

Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; - said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.

A veteran who has honorably completed his service.

honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive

Emeritus (; female: Emerita), in its current usage, is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been .In some cases, the term is conferred automatically upon all persons who retire at a given rank, but in others, it remains a mark of distinguished service, awarded only to a few on retirement. It is also used when a person of distinction in a profession retires or hands over the position, enabling their former rank to be retained in their title, e.g., .

Example: ‘permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held’; ‘professor emeritus’;