Luis Antonio de Larrauri (asker) Sep 1, 2009:

The Law Faculty is in the University of Lisbon, sorry.

Liliana Galiano Aug 31, 2009:

Yes, I think we are getting closer to it.

Stephen C. Farrand Aug 31, 2009:

I think the idea is that the probatio publica is a type of preface, a prefiguration, for the degree granting. How about ... "prefaced by a [successful] public examination."? I note in passing that a lot of the OLD entries concern heavenly bodies. The metaphor is, perhaps, that the probatio publica reliably anticipates the degree the way that the morning star anticipates dawn and sunrise.

Luis Antonio de Larrauri (asker) Aug 31, 2009:

deliver an examination So, it would be, "having delivered a public examination".

Luis Antonio de Larrauri (asker) Aug 31, 2009:

Deliver What do you think about "deliver"? One of the senses of praemitto, with words, is to utter them, in Suet. For that reason I think the sense could be that of delivering, as in "deliver a speech, a lecture".

Stephen C. Farrand Aug 31, 2009:

OK, the various postings and rethinking have convinced me that praemissa is abl., parallel with peractis, and the sense is "having completed all courses and occasioned by [successful] public examination..." i.e. successful completion of the exam is a predictor of receiving the degree, it is "sent on before".

Stephen C. Farrand Aug 31, 2009:

The OLD doesn't suggest a Greek middle meaning for praemissa, and it strikes me as far-fetched in a diploma; but the verb is uncommon in any case. Possible, but my guess is unlikely. Where is this law school?

Stephen C. Farrand Aug 31, 2009:

Yes, I think I've hit on the sense. The whole, roughly, "we attest that X has successfully attained the degree of Licensee from the Law Faculty (Department of Jurisprudence), having completed all courses and heralded by a public examination, on which she was judged qualified by vote of the Faculty.

Luis Antonio de Larrauri (asker) Aug 31, 2009:

University The context is academic, sorry, I see the lack of context have been misleading

Luis Antonio de Larrauri (asker) Aug 31, 2009:

More context Testamur quod [Name of Lady] Licenciati Gradum in Iurisprudentiae Facultatate, feliciter adepta est, cursibus suis peractis et publica probatione praemissa, in qua idonea Praeceptorum suffragio iudicata est