graduand

[ graj-oo-and ]

noun

, British.

1. a student who is about to graduate or receive a degree.

graduand

/ ˈɡrædjʊˌænd /

noun

1. a person who is about to graduate

Word History and Origins

Origin of graduand¹

1880–85; < Medieval Latin graduandus, gerund of graduāre to graduate

Word History and Origins

Origin of graduand¹

C19: from Medieval Latin graduandus, gerundive of graduārī to graduate

Example Sentences

The degrees which Oxford and Cambridge conferred in Grammar did not involve residence or entitle the recipients to a vote in Convocation; but the conferment was accompanied by ceremonies which were almost parodies of the solemn proceedings of graduation or inception in a recognised Faculty, a birch taking the place of a book as a symbol of the power and authority entrusted to the graduand.

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