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APPENDIX V 
SWEDISH TITLES, MONEY AND MEASURES 
Adjunct, Assistant Professor; sometimes a Curate. 
Akademiska forsamling, Convocation of the body of 
Professors. 
Archiater, a Chief Physician. 
Assessor, primarily an assistant to a Board or Council, but 
used in various senses; in Linne’s time usually an 
honorary title. 
Auscultant, a special assistant in the Medical College. 
Candidate, see Kandidate. 
Consistorium, Academic Consistory, greater or lesser, 
according to the number of Professors on it. 
Decanus, or Dean, the presiding officer in a faculty. 
Dissertation, a formal discourse supported by a Respondent 
before the President (Prseses). 
Docent, lecturer; Docentstipendier, lecturer fellowships. 
Doctor, a recipient of the highest academic honour. 
Harad, hundred or district; Haradsratt, district court. 
Hosttermin, autumn term, ist September—16th December. 
Hovratt, Court of Appeal. 
Informator, private tutor; Information, private tuition. 
Justitierad, Chief Justice. 
Kakelugn, earthenware stove. 
Kandidate, Bachelor; a graduate in any faculty. 
Kansler, Chancellor, the chief officer of a university; an 
honorary office, the duties usually devolving on the 
Vice-Chancellor. 
Kansli, Secretary’s Office. 
Kollegier, coaching lectures, for extra payment by pupils. 
Komminister, Perpetual Curate. 
Kondition, private tutorship. 
Kronofogde, Crown Bailiff. 
Kyrkoherde, Rector of a parish. 
Kyrkomotet, the Convocation of Clergy. 
Laborator, Demonstrator. 
Lakare, Physician, Medical Practitioner. 
Lan, county or district, twenty-five in number. 
