licentiate

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/laɪˈsɛnʃiət/

noun

A person who holds the academic degree of license.

“a licentiate in medicine or theology”

OriginLate Latin licentiātus →
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Meanings

nounlicentiate (plural licentiates)

plural 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

    1 more example

    1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Samuel Garth" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet 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.

  3. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.

    a Licentiate of Paris takes upon him to defend

    1640, Bishop Hall, Christian Moderation

Origin

  1. Late Latinlicentiātus
  2. Englishlicentiate

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 秀才
  • 秀才 (xiùcái)person who holds the academic degree of license
Finnish lisensiaatti
  • lisensiaattiperson who holds the academic degree of license
French licencié, licenciée
  • licenciéperson who holds the academic degree of license
  • licenciéeperson who holds the academic degree of license
  • diploméperson who holds the academic degree of license
  • diploméeperson who holds the academic degree of license
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “licentiate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/licentiate.

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