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licentiate

/laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person who holds the academic degree of license.
  2. One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
  3. A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.
  4. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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