Baccalauréat

/ (ˌbækəˈlɔːrɪˌɑː) /

noun

(esp in France) a school-leaving examination that qualifies the successful candidates for entrance to university

Word Origin for Baccalauréat

C20: from French, from Medieval Latin baccalaureus bachelor

Example sentences from the Web for baccalauréat

  • Casimir became a baccalaureat of philosophy, Heinrich a doctor of medicine.

    Tales From Jkai |Mr Jkai

  • Gian Battista eventually gained the baccalaureat in his twenty-second year, and two years after became a member of the College.

    Jerome Cardan |William George Waters