I. də̇ˈplōmə noun
( plural diplo·mas -məz)
Etymology: Latin, passport, document conferring an honor or privilege, from Greek diplōma passport, folded paper, something doubled, from diploun to double, from diploos double
1. plural also diploma·ta -məd.ə, -mətə : an historical or state document : charter
in a diploma of Hlothhere, king of Kent — the first English charter of which a contemporary text has survived — F.M.Stenton
2. : a letter or writing usually under seal conferring some honor or privilege
the council's peace prize was handed to him and along with it a diploma
3. : a document bearing record of graduation from or of a degree conferred by an educational institution
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to furnish with a diploma
too many diplomaed illiterates