collegial

See also: collégial and col·legial

English

Etymology

From Middle English collegial, from Middle French collégial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/, /kəˈliːd͡ʒi.əl/, /kəˈliːd͡ʒɪ.əl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -iːdʒəl

Adjective

collegial (comparative more collegial, superlative most collegial)

1. Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
2. (Roman Catholicism) Ruled by bishops having equal power.
3. Of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate.
4. Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.

Derived terms

• collegialism
• collegiality
• collegially
• uncollegial

 

Related terms

• colleague
• collegiate

Translations

of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues

• Catalan: col·legial (ca)
• Finnish: kollegiaalinen (fi)
• German: kollegial (de)
• Indonesian: kolegial (id)
• Polish: kolegialny (pl)

Roman Catholic Church: ruled by bishops having equal power

• Catalan: col·legial (ca)
• Finnish: kollegiaalinen (fi)
• Middle English: collegial

of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate

• Catalan: col·legial (ca)
• Czech: kolejní
• Finnish: kollegiaalinen (fi)
• Welsh: colegaidd

adhering to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues

• Catalan: col·legial (ca)
• Czech: kolegiální
• Finnish: kollegiaalinen (fi)
• German: kollegial (de)
• Indonesian: kolegial (id)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• collegeall, collegiall

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French collégial; equivalent to college +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˌlɛːd͡ʒiˈaːl/, /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒial/, /kɔˌlɛd͡ʒiˈaːl/, /kɔˈlɛd͡ʒial/

Adjective

collegial

1. (of a church) Ruled by a grouping of clergy; collegial.

   Synonym: collegiate

Descendants

• English: collegial

References

• “collē̆ǧiāl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.