privatdocent

or pri·vat·do·zent

[ pree-vaht-doh-tsent ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.

Privatdocent

/ priˈvaːtdoˈtsɛnt /

(esp in German-speaking countries) a university lecturer who formerly received fees from his students rather than a university salary

1880–85; < German Privatdocent; private, docent

German, from privat private + docent (for Dozent lecturer) from Latin docēre to teach

Late in the same year he delivered his inaugural lecture as Privatdocent in the university.

After this, he became privatdocent in mathematics at the university, and taught for three semesters.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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