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Harry-soph

Harry-soph noun: a student of law or medicine at Cambridge who, being of the same standing as the students in arts in his year, is allowed to wear a full-sleeved gown when they assume their BA gowns, though he does not obtain his actual degree so soon.

Noun

Harry-soph (plural Harry-sophs)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A student of law or medicine at Cambridge who, being of the same standing as the students in arts in his year, is allowed to wear a full-sleeved gown when they assume their BA gowns, though he does not obtain his actual degree so soon.

Forms of Harry-soph

pluralHarry-sophs

Origin of Harry-soph

According to a 17th century chronicler, from Latin sophister Henricianus after King Henry VIII, but remodeled to fit a fanciful Ancient Greek *ἐρίσοφος (*erísophos, “very wise indeed”), from ἐρι- (eri-) + σοφός (sophós).

Questions about Harry-soph

What does Harry-soph mean?
Harry-soph means a student of law or medicine at Cambridge who, being of the same standing as the students in arts in his year, is allowed to wear a full-sleeved gown when they assume their BA gowns, though he does not obtain his actual degree so soon.
What part of speech is Harry-soph?
Harry-soph is a noun.
What is the plural of Harry-soph?
The plural of Harry-soph is Harry-sophs.

Words near Harry-soph in the dictionary

  1. Harry Potteresque
  2. Harry Potterish
  3. Harry starkers
  4. Harry Stoke
  5. Harry-Potterish
  6. Harry-soph
  7. Harry-sophs
  8. harrying
  9. harrying of hell
  10. harryings
  11. Harryman

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