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doctorate
Definition
(Noun) In America, the Ph.D. degree, normally.Usage: Technically, the M.D. and J.D. degrees are both doctorates, but in America the former is rarely called a doctorate and the latter never is. ("Where did you go to medical school?" and "Where did you go to law school?" instead.)
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