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Taxonomy vs Licentiate - What's the difference?

taxonomy | licentiate |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and licentiate

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while licentiate is a person who holds the academic degree of license.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    licentiate

    English

    (wikipedia licentiate)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who holds the academic degree of license.
  • One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
    • a licentiate in medicine or theology
  • * Johnson
    • The college of physicians, in July, 1687, published an edict, requiring all the fellows, candidates, and licentiates , to give gratuitous advice to the neighbouring poor.
  • A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.
    • (Chaucer)
  • One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.
    • (Bishop Hall)