Harry-soph
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek [Term?]
Noun
Harry-soph (plural Harry-sophs)
- (Britain, slang, obsolete) A student of law or medicine at Cambridge who, being of the same standing as the students in arts in his year, is allowed to wear a full-sleeved gown when they assume their BA gowns, though he does not obtain his actual degree so soon.
References
- 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary