(in British and certain other universities, and, sometimes, schools) a certificate allowing a candidate to pass an examination although he or she has missed all or part of it through illness a degree or other qualification obtained in such circumstances
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ae•gro•tat
(ē′grō tat′, ē grō′tat),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
- Architecture, British Termsan unclassified degree granted a university student who has fulfilled all requirements for graduation but was prevented by illness from attending the final examinations.
- Latin aegrōtat literally, he is sick (present 3rd singular of aegrōtāre), equivalent. to aegrōt(us) sick (aeg(e)r sick + -ōtus adjective, adjectival suffix) + -at 3rd singular ending
- 1860–65
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