doctorate
noun
- academic degree
- academic degree in Belgium
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/ / /ˈdɑk.tɚ.ət/ / /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹeɪt/ / /ˈdɑk.tɚ.eɪt/
noun
Etymology: From Latin doctōrātus.
- The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
verb
Etymology: From Latin doctōrātus.
- To make (someone) into a doctor.
“He was bred […] in Oxford and there doctorated.”
“Even after Salernum had a teacher of law [...] it could not doctorate in law.”