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LL.D.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Laws.


Etymology

Origin of LL.D.

From Latin Lēgum Doctor

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Jean Monnet, French economist and statesman, former president of the European Coal and Steel Community LL.D.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bayard Rustin, LL.D., civil rights and labor leader.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rosenthal, LL.D., journalist and managing editor of the New York Times.

From Time Magazine Archive

Minister to Bulgaria, first American woman to hold rank of ambassador LL.D.

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“I felt very grand walking about with my LL.D. in his silk gown.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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