# licentiate

> English word · Noun · IPA /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ · frequency rank #86,460

## Definitions
1. A person who holds the academic degree of license.
2. One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
3. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.

## Etymology
Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/licentiate