emeritus
adjective [before or after noun] /ɪˈmer.ɪ.təs/
/-t̬əs/ Definition
› no longer having a position, especially in a college or university, but keeping the title of the position: She became Emeritus Professor of Linguistics when she retired.Retiring and resigning from workQualifications in higher education
(Definition of emeritus adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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