"college" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /kɔˈlaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkɔlɛd͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: collegis [plural], colage [alternative], colege [alternative], colegg [alternative], colegie [alternative], collage [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|bor|frm>college>institution|id=institution}}, {{bor+|enm|frm|college}} Borrowed from Middle French college, {{der|enm|fro|college}} Old French college, {{der|enm|la|collēgium}} Latin collēgium Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} college, {{enm-noun|collegis}} college (plural collegis)
  1. A group of clergymen (usually dependent on public funds).
    Sense id: en-college-enm-noun-G4qVrI8L Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Collectives Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 25 26 Disambiguation of Collectives: 38 34 28
  2. A group of teachers and students; a university or part of one.
    Sense id: en-college-enm-noun-ivLqEeHP Categories (other): Collectives, Education, Religion Disambiguation of Collectives: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Education: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Religion: 28 44 28
  3. A group of colleagues; a team or organisation.
    Sense id: en-college-enm-noun-tCxo1zCX Categories (other): Collectives Disambiguation of Collectives: 38 34 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: collegial, collegian, collegiate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈkɔlɛd͡ʒ(ə)/"
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