Definition of "licentiate" []

• One who is granted a license by an authorized body to practice a specified profession. (noun)
• A degree from certain European and Canadian universities ranking just below that of a doctor. (noun)
• One holding such a degree. (noun)

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• "And Avery at that time gave something called a licentiate of instruction, which is equal to two years of college today, and I took that."
• "One of the preachers wanting to be known as a licentiate, said in meeting: "I want you to know that I am a licentious preacher," -- which is the truth."
• "The other answered how he was called the licentiate, John Perez of Viedma, and, as he had heard, he was born in a village of the mountains of Leon."