·vt To give a license to.
II. Licentiate ·noun One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor.
III. Licentiate ·noun One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a licentiate in medicine or theology.
IV. Licentiate ·noun On the continent of Europe, a university degree intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor.
V. Licentiate ·noun A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.