English Explanatory Dictionary

LL.D.

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.

Word forms

LL.D. LL.D.s

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgum doctor (literally “teacher of laws”). The "L" is duplicated to indicate that the word lēgum is plural, similarly to pp. (“pages”).

Related words

LL.B. LL.M. JD
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