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col⋅le⋅gial

[kuh-lee-juhl, -jee-uhl; for 2 also kuh-lee-gee-uhl]
–adjective
1. collegiate.
2. of or characterized by the collective responsibility shared by each of a group of colleagues, with minimal supervision from above.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < L collēgiālis. See college, -al 1


col⋅le⋅gi⋅al⋅ly, adverb
col·le·gi·al   (kə-lē'jē-əl, -jəl)   
adj.  
    1. Characterized by or having power and authority vested equally among colleagues: "He . . . prefers a collegial harmony that will present him with a consensus on the issues" (Time).
    2. Roman Catholic Church Characterized by the equal sharing of power among the bishops.
  1. Of, relating to, characterized by, or likened to college life; collegiate: collegial rituals like homecoming.

[Middle English, from Latin collēgiālis, of colleagues, from collēgium, association; see collegium.]
col·le'gi·al·ly adv.

Collegial

Col*le"gi*al\, n. [LL. collegialis.] Collegiate. [R.]
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