habilitation

ha-bil-i-ta-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The highest academic qualification in many European countries, awarded after a doctoral degree and required for full professorship.

  2. 2.

    The process of training or equipping someone with skills, especially for disabled individuals to develop abilities for daily living.

Forms

plural: habilitations

Related words

See also: doctorate, professor, rehabilitation
Synonyms: certification, qualification

Etymology

From Medieval Latin habilitatio, from Latin habilitare "to make fit," from habilis "able."