'Doctorate' definitions:

Definition of 'doctorate'

From: WordNet
noun
One of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university [syn: doctor's degree, doctorate]

Definition of 'Doctorate'

From: GCIDE
  • Doctorate \Doc"tor*ate\, n. [Cf. F. doctorat.] The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Doctorate'

From: GCIDE
  • Doctorate \Doc"tor*ate\, v. t. To make (one) a doctor. [1913 Webster]
  • He was bred . . . in Oxford and there doctorated. -- Fuller. [1913 Webster]