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plural emerita
(Ancient Roman history) A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service. quotations
At the expiration of the term of service, the soldiers received a bounty or donation in land or money, which was sometimes called emeritum; those who had served their time out being also called emeriti.
1854, Johann Joachim Eschenburg, Manual of Classical Literature, page 275