Emerita may refer to:
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''Emerita'' (crustacean), a genus of crustaceans
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Emerita Augusta
Augusta Emerita, also called Emerita Augusta, was a Roman '' colonia'' founded in 25 BC in present day Mérida, Spain. The city was founded by Roman Emperor Augustus to resettle Emeriti soldiers from the veteran legions of the Cantabrian Wars ...
, an ancient city of Spain
* Saint Emerita, 3rd-century
martyr
A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' Word stem, stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In ...
; see
Digna and Emerita
* Emerita, the feminine form of the adjective "
emeritus
''Emeritus/Emerita'' () is an honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus".
In some c ...
", added to the title professor or religious leader to honor them for lengthy service
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