emeritum

English

Etymology

From the Latin ēmeritum (“a thing earned upon completion of a term of service”), a substantive use of the neuter singular form of ēmeritus (“earned, merited, having been earned; served, having done one’s service”), the perfect passive participle of ēmereō (“I earn, I merit”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmĕʹrĭtəm, IPA^(key): /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/

Noun

emeritum (plural emerita)

(Ancient Roman history) A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
- 1854, Johann Joachim Eschenburg, Manual of Classical Literature, page 275:
  At the expiration of the term of service, the soldiers received a bounty or donation in land or money, which was sometimes called emeritum; those who had served their time out being also called emeriti.

Latin

Verb

ēmeritum

accusative supine of ēmereō

References

emeritum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Anagrams

metiemur