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Webster 1913 Edition


Licentiate

Li-cen′ti-ate

(lī̍-sĕn′shĭ-ā̍t or -shā̍t; 106)
,
Noun.
[LL.
licentiatus
, fr.
licentiare
to allow to do anything, fr. L.
licentia
license. See
License
,
Noun.
]
1.
One who has a license to exercise a profession;
as, 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 neighboring poor.
Johnson.
2.
A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
3.
One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
4.
On the continent of Europe, a university degree intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor.

Li-cen′ti-ate

(-shĭ-āt)
,
Verb.
T.
To give a license to.
[Obs.]
L’Estrange.

Webster 1828 Edition


Licentiate

LICEN'TIATE

,
Noun.
[from L. licentia.]
1.
One who has a license; as a licentiate in physic or medicine.
2.
In Spain, one who has a degree; as a licentiate in law or divinity. The officers of justice are mostly distinguished by this title.

LICEN'TIATE

,
Verb.
T.
To give license or permission.

Definition 2024


licentiate

licentiate

English

Noun

licentiate (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
    • Johnson
      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. A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
  4. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)

Translations


Latin

Participle

licentiāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of licentiātus