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Aularian, a. and n.|ɔːˈlɛərɪən|
[f. late L. aulāri-us belonging to the aula, Gr. αὐλή, hall + -an.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to a hall. spec. Pertaining to or characteristic of a hall in a collegiate university, esp. in respect of its power of self-administration.
B. n. At English universities: The member of a hall (as distinguished from the member of a college).
a1695Wood Life (1848) 302 Afterwards Dr. Adams [Principal of Magdalen Hall] entertained the vice-chancellor and Aularians with a glass of wine. c1849Stranger's Guide Oxford (ed. 6) 92 As the foundation of this establishment marks a new era in the academical annals of this University, it is not without reason..that..the name of New College should still attach to this erection. Before this period, however, the Aularian system was generally prevalent. 1871Daily News 13 Jan., The ‘inmates,’ or ‘aularians,’ had prevailed at the University. 1895Rashdall Universities Europe Mid. Ages II. 624 Aularian Statutes at Oxford. Ibid. 626 Even these Oxford Statutes which had for their very object to assert the authority of the University and of the Principals contain traces of the old Aularian self-government. |