licentiate

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licentiate

  • /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/

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Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”).

noun licentiates

  1. A person who holds the academic degree of license.
  2. One who has a licence to exercise a profession. a licentiate in medicine or theology
  3. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty. a Licentiate of Paris takes upon him to defend

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noun person who holds the academic degree of license

中文秀才 xiùcái
Françaislicencié, licenciée, diplomé, diplomée

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@misc{licentiate_2026,
  title = {licentiate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/licentiate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}