\Li*cen"ti*ate\ (l[-i]*s[e^]n"sh[i^]*[asl]t or
-sh[asl]t; 106), n. [LL. licentiatus, fr. licentiare to allow
to do anything, fr. L. licentia license. See {License}, n.]
1. One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a
   licentiate in medicine or theology.
         The college of physicians, in July, 1687, published
         an edict, requiring all the fellows, candidates, and
         licentiates, to give gratuitous advice to the
         neighboring poor.                     --Johnson.
2. A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant
   absolution in all places, independently of the local
   clergy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if
   having a license therefor. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
4. On the continent of Europe, a university degree
   intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor.

\Li*cen"ti*ate\ (-sh[i^]*[=a]t), v. t.
To give a license to. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.