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COLLEGE, n. In its primary sense, a collection, or assembly. Hence, 1. In a general sense, a collection, assemblage or society of men, invested with certain powers and rights, performing certain duties, or engaged in some common employment, or pursuit.2.In a particular sense, an assembly for a political or ecclesiastical purpose as the college of Electors or their deputies at the diet in Ratisbon. So also, the college of princes, or their deputies; the college of cities, or deputies of the Imperial cities; the college of Cardinals, or sacred college. In Russia, the denomination, college, is given to councils of state, courts or assemblies of men intrusted with the administration of the government, and called Imperial college; the college of foreign affairs; the college of war; the admiralty college; the college of justice; the college of commerce; the medical college.In Great Britain and the United States of America, a society of physicians is called a college. So also there are colleges of surgeons; and in Britain, a college of philosophy, a college of heralds, a college of justice, &c. Colleges of these kinds are usually incorporated or established by the supreme power of the state.3. An edifice appropriated to the use of students, who are acquiring the languages and sciences.4. The society of persons engaged in the pursuits of literature, including the officers and students. Societies of this kind are incorporated and endowed with revenues.5. In foreign universities, a public lecture.
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COLLEGE, n. In its primary sense, a collection, or assembly. Hence, 1. In a general sense, a collection, assemblage or society of men, invested with certain powers and rights, performing certain duties, or engaged in some common employment, or pursuit.2.In a particular sense, an assembly for a political or ecclesiastical purpose as the college of Electors or their deputies at the diet in Ratisbon. So also, the college of princes, or their deputies; the college of cities, or deputies of the Imperial cities; the college of Cardinals, or sacred college. In Russia, the denomination, college, is given to councils of state, courts or assemblies of men intrusted with the administration of the government, and called Imperial college; the college of foreign affairs; the college of war; the admiralty college; the college of justice; the college of commerce; the medical college.In Great Britain and the United States of America, a society of physicians is called a college. So also there are colleges of surgeons; and in Britain, a college of philosophy, a college of heralds, a college of justice, &c. Colleges of these kinds are usually incorporated or established by the supreme power of the state.3. An edifice appropriated to the use of students, who are acquiring the languages and sciences.4. The society of persons engaged in the pursuits of literature, including the officers and students. Societies of this kind are incorporated and endowed with revenues.5. In foreign universities, a public lecture. |
COL'LEGE, n. [L. collegium; con and lego, to gather. In its primary sense, a collection, or assembly. Hence,]- In a general sense, a collection, assemblage or society of men, invested with certain powers and rights, performing certain duties, or engaged in some common employment, or pursuit.
- In a particular sense, an assembly for a political or ecclesiastical purpose; as, the college of Electors, or their deputies at the diet in Ratisbon. So also, the college of princes, or their deputies; the college of cities, or deputies of the Imperial cities; the college of Cardinals, or sacred college. In Russia, the denomination, college, is given to councils of state, courts or assemblies of men intrusted with the administration of the government, and called Imperial Colleges. Of these, some are supreme, and others subordinate; as, the Supreme Imperial College; the college of foreign affairs; the college of war; the admiralty college; the college of justice; the college of commerce; the medical college. – Wm. Tooke, ii. 335, 356.
In Great Britain and the United States of America, a society of physicians is called a college. So, also, there are colleges of surgeons; and in Britain, a college of philosophy, a college of heralds, a college of justice, &c. Colleges of these kinds are usually incorporated or established by the supreme power of the state.
- An edifice appropriated to the use of students who are acquiring the languages and sciences.
- The society of persons engaged in the pursuits of literature, including the officers and students. Societies of this kind are incorporated and endowed with revenues.
- In foreign universities, a public lecture.
- A collection or community; as, a college of bees. [Unusual.] – Dryden.
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Col"lege
- A
collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common
pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes,
by charter, peculiar rights and privileges; as, a college
of heralds; a college of electors; a college of
bishops.
- A society of scholars or friends of
learning, incorporated for study or instruction, esp. in the
higher branches of knowledge; as, the colleges of Oxford
and Cambridge Universities, and many American
colleges.
- A building, or number of buildings,
used by a college.
- Fig.: A community.
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College COLLEGE, noun In its primary sense, a collection, or assembly. Hence, 1. In a general sense, a collection, assemblage or society of men, invested with certain powers and rights, performing certain duties, or engaged in some common employment, or pursuit. 2.In a particular sense, an assembly for a political or ecclesiastical purpose as the college of Electors or their deputies at the diet in Ratisbon. So also, the college of princes, or their deputies; the college of cities, or deputies of the Imperial cities; the college of Cardinals, or sacred college In Russia, the denomination, college is given to councils of state, courts or assemblies of men intrusted with the administration of the government, and called Imperial college; the college of foreign affairs; the college of war; the admiralty college; the college of justice; the college of commerce; the medical college In Great Britain and the United States of America, a society of physicians is called a college So also there are colleges of surgeons; and in Britain, a college of philosophy, a college of heralds, a college of justice, etc. Colleges of these kinds are usually incorporated or established by the supreme power of the state. 3. An edifice appropriated to the use of students, who are acquiring the languages and sciences. 4. The society of persons engaged in the pursuits of literature, including the officers and students. Societies of this kind are incorporated and endowed with revenues. 5. In foreign universities, a public lecture. |
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