matriculant

[ muh-trik-yuh-luhnt ]

noun
  1. a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.

Origin of matriculant

1
1880–85; <Late Latin matriculant-, stem of mātriculāns, present participle of mātrīculāre “to enroll” (see matriculate)

Other words from matriculant

  • non·ma·tric·u·lant, noun

Words Nearby matriculant

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How to use matriculant in a sentence

  • Only so can we satisfy the concrete value-judgment of the young matriculant in the great school of applied religion.