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 (“to earn, to 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. == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːˈmɛ.rɪ.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈmɛː.ri.tum] === Verb === ēmeritum accusative supine of ēmereō and ēmereor === Participle === ēmeritum inflection of ēmeritus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === References === "emeritum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) === Anagrams === metiemur