"licentiate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ Forms: licentiates [plural]
Etymology: Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tus}}, {{uder|en|LL.|-}} Late Latin, {{lena}}, {{m|la|licentiātus}} licentiātus, {{m|la|licentiō||to allow to do something}} licentiō (“to allow to do something”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} licentiate (plural licentiates)
  1. A person who holds the academic degree of license. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who holds the academic degree of license): 秀才 (xiùcái) (Chinese Mandarin), lisensiaatti (Finnish), diplomé [masculine] (French), diplomée [feminine] (French), licenciero (Ido)
    Sense id: en-licentiate-en-noun-b~~0yR1I Disambiguation of People: 56 30 0 14 Disambiguation of 'person who holds the academic degree of license': 90 5 1 4
  2. One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
    Sense id: en-licentiate-en-noun-~-nV-ljj
  3. A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.
    Sense id: en-licentiate-en-noun-4JbGVPuZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 48 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 24 42 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 24 39 20
  4. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.
    Sense id: en-licentiate-en-noun-LTZWJbv3

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