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collegiate
I. col·le·giate \-j(ē)ə̇t, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin collegiatus, from Medieval Latin collegium + Latin -atus -ate — more at college
1. : of or relating to a collegiate church
< a collegiate pastor >
< a collegiate charge >
< monasteries and other collegiate bodies such as the cathedral churches — R.W.Southern >
2. : of, relating to, or comprising a college or colleges:
a. : having college rank or standards
< a collegiate education >
b. : resembling that of a college
< collegiate architecture >
< collegiate living >
c. of a university : composed of several autonomous colleges
3. : marked by power or authority vested equally in each of a number of colleagues : collegial
< abolished the collegiate executive and restored full powers to the presidency — M.I.Vanger >
4.
a. : characteristic of college students (as in appearance, attitude, or behavior)
< collegiate clothes >
< collegiate humor >
b. : designed for the use or relevant to the life of college students often on the nonacademic side
< collegiate athletics >
• col·le·giate·ly adverb
• col·le·giate·ness noun -es
II. col·le·gi·ate \-jēˌāt, usu -d.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to constitute or organize as a college or as a collegiate church
III. col·le·giate \-j(ē)ə̇t, usu -d.+V\ noun
(-s)
1. : collegian
2. : a British or Canadian secondary school |