- a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
- a document conferring some honor, privilege, or power.
- a public or official document, especially one of historical interest: a diploma from Carolingian times.
- to grant or award a diploma to.
- a document conferring a qualification, recording success in examinations or successful completion of a course of study
- an official document that confers an honour or privilege
