Dictionary entry

Privatdocent

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Pri‐vat″do‐cent′ (?), n.; G. pl.-docenten (#). [Also Privatdozent.] [G.; privat private + docent teacher. See Docent.] In the universities of Germany and some other European countries, a licensed teacher or lecturer having no share in the university government and dependent upon fees for remuneration.