baccalaureate

Definition of Baccalaureate in English :

1. baccalaureate

a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies

2. baccalaureate, bachelor's degree

an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Baccalaureate

noun

1.

the university degree of Bachelor or Arts, Bachelor of Science, etc

2.

an internationally recognized programme of study, comprising different subjects, offered as an alternative to a course of A levels in Britain

3. US

a farewell sermon delivered at the commencement ceremonies in many colleges and universities

noun

1.

the degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, etc.

2. US

an address or sermon delivered to a graduating class at commencement

: also baccalaureate address (or sermon)

n.

2. A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.