† emeritadj.

Etymology: < Latin ēmeritus: see emeritus adj. and n.

Obsolete. rare.

Superannuated. In quots. used contemptuously. Also as quasi-n. Cf. emeritus adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.)

oldeOE

winteredeOE

oldlyOE

over-oldOE

eldernc1175

at-oldc1200

stricken on, in age, in eldec1380

oldlya1382

(well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386

ancientc1400

aged1420

well-agedc1450

ripec1480

passing oldc1485

(well) shot in years1530

old aged1535

agey1547

Ogygian1567

strucken1576

oldish1580

stricken in yearsa1586

declined1591

far1591

struck1597

Nestorian1605

overripe1605

elderly1611

eld1619

antiquated1631

enaged1631

thorough-old1639

emerita1643

grandevous1647

magnaevous1727

badgerly1753

(as) old as the hills1819

olden days1823

crusted1833

long in the tooth1841

oldened1854

mature1867

over the hill1950

the world > people > person > old person > [noun]

oldeOE

morea1382

olderc1450

ancient1502

mouldy chopsa1640

antediluvian1648

prediluvian1690

emerit1710

pelt1757

old fogey1793

antique1801

relic1832

old head1838

oldster1846

elderling1863

the Ancient of Days1935

senior citizen1938

OAP1942

golden ager1948

coffin dodger1954

wrinkly1972

crumbly1976

geriatric1977

a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) i. v. 17 That old Emerit thing..that rotten Antiquary.

a1643 W. Cartwright Poems in Comedies (1651) sig. R8^v The Emerit Ancient warbling Priests.

1710 True Acct. Last Distemper T. Whigg ii. 43 He scorn'd to..be thought an Emerite.

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† emeritv.

Etymology: < Latin ēmerit- participial stem of ēmerēre, ēmerēri, < ē out + merēre, merēri to deserve, earn.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To obtain by service, deserve.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [verb (transitive)] > deserve (well or ill)

earnOE

of-earna1200

ofservec1225

serve?a1300

servec1300

asservec1325

ofgo1340

deservea1400

demerit1539

promerit1581

be-earn1596

supererogate?1624

emerit1648

rate1906

1648 T. Fairfax Remonstrance 51 The persons that..shall have emerited their pardons.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	emerit
释义	† emeritadj. Etymology: < Latin ēmeritus: see emeritus adj. and n. Obsolete. rare. Superannuated. In quots. used contemptuously. Also as quasi-n. Cf. emeritus adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.) oldeOE winteredeOE oldlyOE over-oldOE eldernc1175 at-oldc1200 stricken on, in age, in eldec1380 oldlya1382 (well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386 ancientc1400 aged1420 well-agedc1450 ripec1480 passing oldc1485 (well) shot in years1530 old aged1535 agey1547 Ogygian1567 strucken1576 oldish1580 stricken in yearsa1586 declined1591 far1591 struck1597 Nestorian1605 overripe1605 elderly1611 eld1619 antiquated1631 enaged1631 thorough-old1639 emerita1643 grandevous1647 magnaevous1727 badgerly1753 (as) old as the hills1819 olden days1823 crusted1833 long in the tooth1841 oldened1854 mature1867 over the hill1950 the world > people > person > old person > [noun] oldeOE morea1382 olderc1450 ancient1502 mouldy chopsa1640 antediluvian1648 prediluvian1690 emerit1710 pelt1757 old fogey1793 antique1801 relic1832 old head1838 oldster1846 elderling1863 the Ancient of Days1935 senior citizen1938 OAP1942 golden ager1948 coffin dodger1954 wrinkly1972 crumbly1976 geriatric1977 a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) i. v. 17 That old Emerit thing..that rotten Antiquary. a1643 W. Cartwright Poems in Comedies (1651) sig. R8^v The Emerit Ancient warbling Priests. 1710 True Acct. Last Distemper T. Whigg ii. 43 He scorn'd to..be thought an Emerite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † emeritv. Etymology: < Latin ēmerit- participial stem of ēmerēre, ēmerēri, < ē out + merēre, merēri to deserve, earn. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To obtain by service, deserve. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [verb (transitive)] > deserve (well or ill) earnOE of-earna1200 ofservec1225 serve?a1300 servec1300 asservec1325 ofgo1340 deservea1400 demerit1539 promerit1581 be-earn1596 supererogate?1624 emerit1648 rate1906 1648 T. Fairfax Remonstrance 51 The persons that..shall have emerited their pardons. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.a1643v.1648
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