Lī-cĕn′ti-ate1, n.
(-sĕn′shĭ, 95), n. [L. Lat. licentiatus, from licentiare, to allow to do any thing, from Lat. licentia; It. licenziato, Sp. licenciado, Pr. licenciat, Fr. licencié. See supra.]
Sense 1. One who behaves in a licentious manner, or with too great freedom; one who takes great liberties, and disregards rules and restraints. [Obs.]
Sense 2. One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a licentiate in medicine or theology.
☞ The term is also applied to a degree intermediate between that of a bachelor and a doctor, given in some European universities, but not in England, except at Cambridge, and there only in medicine. In Spain, officers of justice are distinguished by this title. Brande.