doctorate
/ˈdɒkt(ə)rət
/noun
The highest degree awarded by a university faculty or other approved educational organization: a doctorate in art history...
- He was awarded five honorary doctorates by universities, two in the US and three in Britain.
- His most recent visit was last year, when he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of York.
- In the following year he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Pisa.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin doctoratus 'made a doctor'.