Middle English Dictionary Entry
gradūāt n. & adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | gradūāt n. & adj. |
| Etymology | ML graduātus, p.ppl. of graduor. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A graduate of a university; ~ man, one who holds a university degree, a degree in medicine, etc.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)5/16 : For þe apostlis of Crist..weren not graduat men in scolis, but þe Holi Goost sodenli enspirid hem.
- (1423) Let.Bk.in Bk.Lond.E.(Gldh LetBk I & K)113/167 : Please it to you to ordeyne þat non be admitted..for a graduate man in þe Faculte of Medicyns..bot he bryng..lettres of Recorde.
- (c1447) Let.Oxf.in OHS 35260 : Þe duk of Glowcestre..grauntyd þe sam..be for diverse doctors and maysters..many mo graduat men beyng in his presance.
- (1459) Doc.Oxf.in OHS 70244 : It is accorded..that these..enioye the priuileges of the Uniuersite..alle Doctours, Maistres and other graduats.