doctorate

[dok-ter-it]

noun

1. any of several academic degrees of the highest rank, as the Ph.D. or Ed.D., awarded by universities and some colleges for completing advanced work in graduate school or a professional school.

2. an honorary degree conferring the title of doctor upon the recipient, as with the LL.D. degree.

doctorate

/ ˈdɒktərɪt, -trɪt /

noun

1. Also called: doctor's degree. the highest academic degree in any field of knowledge

Other Word Forms

• predoctorate noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of doctorate¹

First recorded in 1670–80; from Medieval Latin doctōrātus; doctor, -ate ³

Example Sentences

“If you had told me I was going to be here this long, I would have started the doctorate right away,” Habermehl quipped.

From Los Angeles Times

She said that her favourite example was a speech she gave when she received an honourary doctorate.

From BBC

Kohberger would eventually pursue a criminology doctorate at Washington State University, where he was fired from his job as a teaching assistant for evaluating students too harshly.

From BBC

Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts.

From Los Angeles Times

Enthroned before he turned four, he was educated at a Tibetan monastery and has a doctorate of Buddhist philosophy.

From BBC