LL.D.

noun

Doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.

OriginLatin lēgum doctor →
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Meanings

nounLL.D. (plural LL.D.s)

plural LL.D.s

  1. Doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.

Origin

  1. Latinlēgum doctor
  2. EnglishLL.D.

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgum doctor (literally “teacher of laws”). The "L" is duplicated to indicate that the word lēgum is plural, similarly to pp. (“pages”).

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