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admittatur

noun
ad·mit·ta·tur | \ˌad-mə-ˈtā-tər\
plural -s

Definition of admittatur 

: a certificate of admission formerly given by a college or university

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First Known Use of admittatur

1683, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for admittatur

Latin, let him be admitted (often the first word on such a certificate)

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