Alumnus

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alumnus \A*lum"nus\, n.; pl. {Alumni}. [L., fr. alere to
     nourish.]
     A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other
     seminary of learning.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alumnus
       n : a person who has received a degree from a school (high
           school or college or university) [syn: {alumna}, {alum},
           {graduate}, {grad}]
       [also: {alumni} (pl)]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40,
  2, 14.