licentiate

[lahy-sen-shee-it, -eyt]

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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.

Origin of licentiate

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin licentiātus, noun use of past participle of licentiāre to authorize. See license, -ate¹

Related formsli·cen·ti·ate·ship, nounli·cen·ti·a·tion, nounnon·li·cen·ti·ate, nounpost·li·cen·ti·ate, adjective

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Related Words for licentiate

recipient, doctor, grad, alum, alumnus, product, bachelor, master, holder, baccalaureate, Ph.D., diplomate, licentiate, collegian

Examples from the Web for licentiate

Historical Examples of licentiate

The licentiate Alvares de Caravajal was alcalde mayor from 1554 to 1558.
The Maya Chronicles
Various
In the course of the year the licentiate Don Juan Roxer arrived.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels
Daniel G. Brinton
They disrobed the licentiate, who remained where he was; and there is an end of the story.
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
He also passed through all the degrees of licentiate, master, and doctor of arts.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Victor Hugo
A person of the same name was a Licentiate at St. Andrews in 1501.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)
John Knox

British Dictionary definitions for licentiate

licentiate

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 Formslicentiateship, nounlicentiation, noun

Word Origin for licentiate

C15: from Medieval Latin licentiātus, from licentiāre to permit

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