doctoral

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒktəɹəl/, /ˈdɒktɹəl/, /ˌdɒkˈtɔɹəl/
• Hyphenation: doc‧tor‧al

doctoral (not comparable)

1. Relating to a doctorate.
2. Pertaining to a medical doctor or physician.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.13:

     We have no need of doctorall consultations or collegian interpretations. Our senses tell us where it is and what it is.

• postdoctoral

From docteur +‎ -al. Docteur reverts back to its Latin root doctor.

• IPA^(key): /dɔk.tɔ.ʁal/

doctoral (feminine singular doctorale, masculine plural doctoraux, feminine plural doctorales)

1. doctoral

• “doctoral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

doctoral (plural doctorales)

1. doctoral