licentiate
/laɪˈsɛnʃiət/
licentiate noun: a person who holds the academic degree of license.
Noun
licentiate (plural licentiates)
- A person who holds the academic degree of license.
- One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
- a licentiate in medicine or theology
- 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.1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Samuel Garth" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet
- One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.
- a Licentiate of Paris takes upon him to defend1640, Bishop Hall, Christian Moderation
licentiate meaning in Tamil
licentiate in Tamil
- உரிமைச்சான்றாளர், தகுதிச் சான்று பெற்றவர், தகுதிச்சான்றுடையார், உரிம தாரர், பட்டயதாரர், பட்டயம்
Forms of licentiate
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Origin of licentiate
Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”).
Words formed from licentiate
Questions about licentiate
- What does licentiate mean?
- Licentiate means a person who holds the academic degree of license.
- What is licentiate in Tamil?
- Licentiate in Tamil is உரிமைச்சான்றாளர், தகுதிச் சான்று பெற்றவர், தகுதிச்சான்றுடையார். See Licentiate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is licentiate?
- Licentiate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce licentiate?
- Licentiate is pronounced /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/.
- What is the plural of licentiate?
- The plural of licentiate is licentiates.
Words near licentiate in the dictionary
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