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Emeritus (, Bishop or other professional. '''Emerita''' ( IPA Pronunciation : ) was used for women, but is rarely used today. The term is used when a person of importance in a given profession retires, so that his or her former rank can still be used in his or her title. This is particularly useful when establishing the authority a person might have to comment, lecture or write on a particular subject. The word is typically used as a postpositional adjective but can also be used as a preposition adjective. It is frequently capitalized when it forms part of a title. The word originated in the mid-18th century from Latin as the past participle of ''emereri'' meaning to "earn one's discharge by service". ''Emereri'' itself is a compound of the prefix ''e-'' (a variant of ''ex-'') meaning "out of or from" and ''merēre'' meaning "earn". The word is always associated with the title, not the name, of a person. For example, "Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Alex Robertson". It is said that media baron '' newspaper article, 17 January 1993. REFERENCES
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