'Baccalaureate' definitions:
Definition of 'baccalaureate'
From: WordNet
noun
A farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
noun
An academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn: bachelor's degree, baccalaureate]
Definition of 'Baccalaureate'
From: GCIDE
- Baccalaureate \Bac"ca*lau"re*ate\, n. [NL. baccalaureatus, fr. LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor.]
- 1. The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Baccalaureate'
From: GCIDE
- Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a. Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. [1913 Webster]
- Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class. [1913 Webster] Baccara