noun
- plural of emerita; female professors or other professionals who have retired but retain their titles as an honor
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The university honored three emeritas at the retirement ceremony.
- Both emeritas continue to conduct research despite their retired status.
- The emeritas were invited to speak at the academic conference.
- Several emeritas still maintain offices on campus.
- The department celebrated the contributions of its emeritas faculty.
- These emeritas have decades of combined teaching experience.