baccalaureate
Word family nounbaccalaureateadjectivebaccalaurean
bac·ca·lau·re·ate /ˌbækəˈlɔːriət/ noun [countableC] baccalaureate• In many cases they have the option of continuing on for a baccalaureate at the University of Dayton.• In 1915, at age 18, Piaget received his baccalaureate from the University of Neuchatel.• She wants to enroll in the international baccalaureate program at San Diego High School. Origin baccalaureate (1600-1700) Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from
baccalaureus “bachelor”, from
baccalarius (
→ BACHELOR); influenced by
Latin bacca “berry” and
laureus “laurel”