Licentiate
/laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who holds the academic degree of license.
- 2 holds a license (degree) from a (European) university wordnet
- 3 One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
"a licentiate in medicine or theology"
- 4 One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.
"a Licentiate of Paris takes upon him to defend"
Example
More examples"a licentiate in medicine or theology"
Etymology
Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”).