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licentiate
[ lahy-sen-shee-it, -eyt ]
/ laɪˈsɛn ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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noun
a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
the holder of a university degree intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor, now confined chiefly to certain continental European universities.
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Origin of licentiate
OTHER WORDS FROM licentiate
li·cen·ti·ate·ship, nounli·cen·ti·a·tion, nounnon·li·cen·ti·ate, nounpost·li·cen·ti·ate, adjectiveWords nearby licentiate
licensed vocational nurse, licensee, license plate, licensor, licensure, licentiate, licentious, licentiousness, licet, lich, lichee
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How to use licentiate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for licentiate
licentiate
/ (laɪˈsɛnʃɪɪt) /
noun
a person who has received a formal attestation of professional competence to practise a certain profession or teach a certain skill or subject
a degree between that of bachelor and doctor awarded now only by certain chiefly European universities
a person who holds this degree
mainly Presbyterian Church a person holding a licence to preach
Derived forms of licentiate
licentiateship, nounlicentiation, nounWord Origin for licentiate
C15: from Medieval Latin licentiātus, from licentiāre to permit
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