scholarity

noun

scho·​lar·​i·​ty

skäˈlarətē

plural -es

archaic

: status as scholar

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin scholaritat-, scholaritas, from scholaris scholar + Latin -tat-, -tas -ty

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