licentiate
[ lahy-sen-shee-it, -eyt ]
/ laɪˈsɛn ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM licentiate
li·cen·ti·ate·ship, noun li·cen·ti·a·tion, noun non·li·cen·ti·ate, noun post·li·cen·ti·ate, adjectiveWords nearby licentiate
Example sentences from the Web for licentiateship
The baccalaureate, licentiateship, and mastership formed three distinct degrees.
The order of merit at the examination for the licentiateship existed in Paris till quite recently.
Until a few years ago the successful candidates at the licentiateship were arranged in order of merit.
British Dictionary definitions for licentiateship
licentiate
/ (laɪˈsɛnʃɪɪt) /
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 forms of licentiate
licentiateship, noun licentiation, nounWord Origin for licentiate
C15: from Medieval Latin
licentiātus, from
licentiāre to permit