ē-mereō uī, itus, ēre, to obtain by service, earn, merit, deserve: virum, O.: honores, Pr.: emeruit vocis habere fidem, O.

— To serve out, complete (a term of service): spes emerendi stipendia, L.: homines emeritis stipendiis, discharged veterans, S.: tempus (magistratūs) emeritum habere: emeritis medii temporis annis, O.

—Fig.: tamquam emeritis stipendiis libidinis: emeritis exiret cursibus annus, O.