'Privatdocent' definitions:

Definition of 'Privatdocent'

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  • Privatdocent \Pri*vat"do*cent`\, n.; G. pl. -docenten. [Also Privatdozent.] [G.; privat private + docent teacher. See Docent.] In the universities of Germany and some other European countries, a licensed teacher or lecturer having no share in the university government and dependent upon fees for remuneration. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]