01 n. One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a licentiate in medicine or theology.
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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.
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2.
A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.[Obs.]
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3.
One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor.[Obs.]
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On the continent of Europe, a university degree intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor.