diploma
Definition 1
Formal document or charter given under seal to confer some honor or privilege. Originally (in Roman times) it meant official discharge of a veteran soldier which carried some benefits such as title to a specified piece of land. Only in Renaissance times (between the 13th and 16th centuries) it came to mean a legal instrument.
Definition 2
Associate (and not a full) degree awarded by an educational institution.
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