A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.(noun)
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Use "emeritum" in a sentence
"Haec ita me orat, sibi qui caveat aliquem ut hominem reperiam, ut istunc militem -- ut, ubi emeritum sibi sit, se revehat domum. id, amabo te, huic caveas."
"laudat ubi emeritum libera fama torum. nunc tibi commendo communia pignora natos:"