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Philister :: Philister (n.) A Philistine; -- a cant name given to townsmen by students in German universities.

Senate :: Senate (n.) The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London.

Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..

Term :: Term (n.) In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms..

Act :: Act (n.) A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student..

Universities :: Universities (pl. ) of Universit.

Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..

Commencement :: Commencement (n.) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

Baccalaureate :: Baccalaureate (n.) The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges..

Aulic :: Aulic (n.) The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also called the aulic)..

Intercollegiate :: Intercollegiate (a.) Existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc..

Laureate :: Laureate (v. i.) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities..

Dean :: Dean (n.) The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition of the college..

Scholar :: Scholar (n.) In English universities, an undergraduate who belongs to the foundation of a college, and receives support in part from its revenues..

School :: School (n.) The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honors are held.

Academicals :: Academicals (n. pl.) The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.

Commons :: Commons (n. pl.) The House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities..

Don :: Don (n.) A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities..

Sizar :: Sizar (n.) One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng.) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and charges. A sizar corresponded to a servitor at Oxford..

Rector :: Rector (n.) The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford..

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