Bible Dictionaries
Doctorate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To make (one) a doctor.

(2):

(n.) The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Doctorate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/doctorate.html. 1828.