Definitions for: Doctorate


[n] one of the highest academic degrees conferred by a university



Webster (1913) Definition: Doc"tor*ate, n. [Cf. F. doctorat.]
The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor.


Doc"tor*ate, v. t.
To make (one) a doctor.

He was bred . . . in Oxford and there doctorated. --
Fuller.

Synonyms: doctor's degree

See Also: academic degree, AMusD, DD, DDS, DEd, degree, DMD, DMus, DO, Doctor of Dental Medicine, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Divinity, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, Doctor of Optometry, Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Theology, DPH, EdD, MD, MusD, OD, ThD

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