1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light. The mountains huge appear emergent. Milton.
2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; Protection granted in emergent danger. Burke. Emergent year (Chron.), the epoch or date from which any people begin to compute their time or dates; as, the emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of the declaration of their independence. — E*mer"gent*ly, adv. — E*mer"gent*ness, n. [R.]
EMERIL
Em"er*il, n.
1. Emery. [Obs.] Drayton.
2. A glazier's diamond. Crabb.
EMERITED
Em"er*it*ed, a. Etym: [See Emeritus.]
Defn: Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honorably discharged. [Obs.] Evelyn.
EMERITUS E*mer"i*tus, a. Etym: [L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.]
Defn: Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; — said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
EMERITUS
E*mer"i*tus, n.; pl. Emeriti. Etym: [L.]