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noun
A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Roman
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
