- (n.) One who acts without restraint or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor.
- (n.) A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.
- (n.) On the continent of Europe, a university degree intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor.
- (v.t.) To give a license to.
- (n.) One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a licentiate in medicine or theology.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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