[DCRM-L] Relator term

[Barbara Tysinger]

I am cataloging an illuminated doctoral diploma in philosophy and 
medicine, presented to Franciscus Regis Sebastianus Hentschel (Franz 
Hentschel) of Silesia, 1746.
/Alma mater Studiorum Universita? di Bologna./ [6] leaves (vellum) bound 
; 23 cm.
With 2 colored coats of arms and 2 initials; pages with gold border and 
some text in gold; bound in brown calf with gold tooling; stab hole 
through covers and manuscript.

I would like to add a relator term for the degree recipient, Franz 
Hentschel, but I can't find anything in the code lists that seems to fit.
My first choice would have been "diplomate" but that was not listed. I 
then looked for "matriculant", "student", "scholar", and "alumni", all 
also unavailable.
I considered "dissertant", but this isn't his dissertation; "respondent" 
(2nd meaning), but again, this is not the defense of his thesis; and 
"licensee", which simply does not have the right meaning.

Is it acceptable to use a term (diplomate) not on the established MARC 
list? If so, is there a way to designate that it is a locally assigned term?
Or is it better to pick the closest match from the MARC list 
("dissertant"?), or to simply not use a relator term?

Thank you!
Barbara

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