388 LINN7EUS 
Landmarschalk, Speaker of the House of Nobles, in the 
Riksdag. 
Landshofding, Governor of a Province. 
Landskap, see Nation. 
Larare, Teacher, Professor, or Schoolmaster. 
Larjungar (pi.), pupils. 
Lasaret, the academic year. 
Lektor, native teacher of a foreign language in a school or 
university. 
Licentiate, a graduate, having passed the final honour 
schools. 
Lifmedicus, a Body-Physician. 
Nation (Landskap, Nationsforening), a provincial club at 
a university. 
Ofverstathallare, the High Governor at Stockholm. 
Ombudsman, Commissioner or Proctor. 
Opponent, the critic of a thesis. 
Parentation, a memorial oration on the death of a person 
of eminence. 
Prseses, President at a disputation; in the time of Linne he 
usually dictated the substance of the thesis to be 
defended by the Respondens. 
Prokansler, Vice-Chancellor. 
Prorector, Deputy for the University Rector. 
Prosector, Demonstrator in Anatomy. 
Provins, Province, the old divisions of Sweden. 
Rantmastare, Bursar (or Treasurer). 
Rektor (Rector Magnificus), Head of the University; held 
six months during Linne’s time, now for three years. 
Respondens, one who maintains or answers for the thesis 
or disputation put forward. 
Ridderhus, House of Knights or Nobles. 
Riksdag, Parliament, organized in four estates down to 
1809, the Nobility, Clergy, Burgesses and Peasants. 
Riksrad, Councillor of the Realm. 
Secret Committee [Sekret utskottet], consisted of 100 
delegates of the Estates or four houses of the Riksdag. 
Stadsphysicus, old term for Stadslakare, a borough officer 
of health. 
Statsrad, Cabinet of Ministers. 
Stander, the Estates in the Riksdag. 
Stipendium (pi. Stipendier) a fellowship bursary or scholar¬ 
ship; not an exhibition. 
Student, undergraduate; Student examination, matricula¬ 
tion examination. 
Thesis, the proposition to be maintained by the respondent. 
