collegium

[ kuh-lee-jee-uhm ]

/ kəˈli dʒi əm /

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noun, plural col·le·gi·a

[kuh-lee-jee-uh], /kəˈli dʒi ə/, col·le·gi·ums.

a group of ruling officials each with equal rank and power, especially one that formerly administered a Soviet commissariat.

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Origin of collegium

From Latin, dating back to 1915–20; see origin at college

Words nearby collegium

collegiality, collegian, collegiate, collegiate church, collegiate institute, collegium, collegium musicum, col legno, collembolan, collenchyma, collenchyme

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How to use collegium in a sentence

In 1767 he was appointed tutor, and subsequently professor, at the Collegium Carolinum in Brunswick.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
There are thinkers of repute who even picture the Deity as the constitutional President of a collegium of souls.
Outspoken Essays|William Ralph Inge
This college has been called Collegium Episcopale, from the great number of bishops who were here educated.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland:|Thomas W. Silloway
I am of the collegium of smiths in Londinium, and I see many of my fellows here who would stand with me.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales|C. Bryson Taylor

Ultro et ex propri liberalitate et munificenti, nec sine gravissimo suo sumptu et impensis, collegium fundare conatur.
The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)|James Anthony Froude

British Dictionary definitions for collegium

collegium

/ (kəˈliːdʒɪəm) /

noun plural -giums or -gia (-dʒɪə)

(in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department

another term for College of Cardinals, Sacred College

Word Origin for collegium

Latin: college

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