Privatdocent \Pri*vat"do*cent`\, n.; G. pl. -docenten. [Also Privatdozent.]

[G.; privat private + docent teacher. See Docent.]

In the universities of Germany and some other European countries, a licensed teacher or lecturer having no share in the university government and dependent upon fees for remuneration.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)