l-tee]
| 1. | an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily. |
| 2. | one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech: Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties. |
| 3. | an inherent capability of the body: the faculties of sight and hearing. |
| 4. | exceptional ability or aptitude: a president with a faculty for management. |
| 5. | Education.
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| 6. | the members of a learned profession: the medical faculty. |
| 7. | a power or privilege conferred by the state, a superior, etc.: The police were given the faculty to search the building. |
| 8. | Ecclesiastical. a dispensation, license, or authorization. |
fac·ul·ty (fāk'əl-tē) n. pl. fac·ul·ties
[Middle English faculte, from Old French, from Latin facultās, power, ability, from facilis, easy; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] |
faculty fac·ul·ty (fāk'əl-tē)
n.
A natural or specialized power of a living organism.