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Licentiate — (from Latin licentia docendi = permission/right to teach) is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a license. This degree exists in various African, Asian, European and Latin American countries but can represent different… … Wikipedia
Licentiate — Li*cen ti*ate (l[ i]*s[e^]n sh[i^]*[asl]t or sh[asl]t; 106), n. [LL. licentiatus, fr. licentiare to allow to do anything, fr. L. licentia license. See {License}, n.] 1. One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a licentiate in medicine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Licentiate — Li*cen ti*ate ( sh[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. To give a license to. [Obs.] L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
licentiate — ► NOUN 1) the holder of a certificate of competence to practise a particular profession. 2) (in some foreign universities) a degree between that of bachelor and master or doctor. DERIVATIVES licentiateship noun. ORIGIN from Latin licentiatus… … English terms dictionary
licentiate — [lī sen′shē it, lī sen′shēāt΄; lī sen′shət] n. [ME licenciat < ML licentiatus, pp. of licentiare, to license < L licentia: see LICENSE] 1. a person licensed to practice a specified profession 2. in certain European and Canadian universities … English World dictionary
licentiate — UK [laɪˈsenʃɪət] / US noun [countable] Word forms licentiate : singular licentiate plural licentiates formal someone who has an official qualification from a particular institution … English dictionary
licentiate — noun (C) someone who has been given official permission to practise a particular art or profession: a licentiate of the Royal College of Music … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Licentiate of Sacred Theology — (S.T.L.) is the title of an intermediate graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of sacred theology. The programme for a licentiate s degree is equivalent … Wikipedia
Licentiate of Canon Law — (J.C.L.) is the title of an intermediate graduate degree with canonical effects in the Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of canon law.Licentiate programs in canon law involve a study of the whole… … Wikipedia
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada — Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, commonly abbreviated as LMCC, is a physician that has either: * Before 1 January 1992: Passed Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part 1 and has completed successfully one year of… … Wikipedia
Licentiate of Arts — The Licentiate of Arts is a degree roughly equivalent to the completion of half the coursework required for a doctoral dissertation in arts. The academic degree licentiate exists in various European countries. The University of Art and Design… … Wikipedia
