noun
circa 1300, doctour, "Church father"
from Medieval Latin doctor "religious teacher, adviser, scholar"
The sense of "medical professional, person duly licensed to practice medicine" (replacing native leech) grew gradually, but was not common until late 16th century
verb
1590s, "to confer (bestow) the degree of doctor on"
1774, "alter, disguise for the purpose of deception, falsify"
"Religious orders were replaced by academic institutions, in many ways upholding the same principles and power structures as religious orders, and developing new labels for its ranks. Professionals start out as the new devotees, and go on to rise within the presets of the order.
Another coat of words, a different fashion, but the same principles."
"Originals"
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~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |