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emerited, ppl. a. arch.|ɪˈmɛrɪtɪd|
[f. L. ēmerit-us (see next) + -ed.]
Chiefly of soldiers and sailors: That has retired from active service, served out his time; hence, skilled through long practice or experience. See emeritus.
1664Evelyn Sylva (1776) 579 Emerited and well deserving Seamen and Mariners. 1681― Diary (1827) III. 61 A Royal Hospital for emerited souldiers. 1859Sala Tw. round Clock (1861) 294 The most emerited thieves. Ibid. 401 The abhorred ‘Palmerstoni’ whom papal gensd'arme imagine to be an emerited brigand. |