baccalaureate

Meaning

Noun

• A bachelor's degree.
• A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
• A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
• The International Baccalaureate.

Related

Similar words

• bachelor's degree

Origin

• From French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalārius, to resemble bacca lauri (the ancient symbol of victory). Compare bachelor.