Licentiate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Licentiate is a noun meaning A person who holds the academic degree of license.
Meaning
A person who holds the academic degree of license.
More Meanings
- One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
- One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.
Example Sentences
a licentiate in medicine or theology
a Licentiate of Paris takes upon him to defend
1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Samuel Garth" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet The college of physicians, in July, 1687, published an edict, requiring all the fellows, candidates, and licentiates, to give gratuitous advice to the neighbouring poor.
Word Forms
- licentiates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include license, licensing, diploma, graduated, graduate, degree.
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