Baccalaureate
Pronunciation : Bac"ca*lau"re*ate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 1. The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.
2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bac`ca*lau"re*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913