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An institution of learning, having corporate powers, and possessing the right to confer degrees, and which, with reference to its educational work, consists of the trustees, teachers, and scholars or students, all of whom make up the membership of the college and represent its active work. 15 Am J2d Colleges § l; an institution of higher learning, usually incorporated, admitting graduates of approved high schools and preparatory schools, and offering them instruction in arts, letters, and sciences, leading to a bachelor's degree; a building or group of buildings in which students arc housed, fed, instructed, and governed while qualifying for university degrees, whethcr the university includes a number of colleges or a single college. Yale University v New Haven, 71 Conn 316, 42 A 87. See electoral college.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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College — • The word college, from the Latin collegium, originally signified a community, a corporation, an organized society, a body of colleagues, or a society of persons engaged in some common pursuit Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. College… … Catholic encyclopedia
collège — [ kɔlɛʒ ] n. m. • 1308; lat. collegium « groupement, confrérie », de collega → collègue 1 ♦ Corps de personnes revêtues d une même dignité, de fonctions sacrées. Antiq. Le collège des augures. Mod. Collège de chanoines (chapitre). Collège… … Encyclopédie Universelle
College — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O … Wikipédia en Français
Collége — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O … Wikipédia en Français
college — COLLEGE. s. m. (On pron. Colége.) Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont en même dignité. Le Collége des Cardinaux, ou le Sacré Collége. Le Collége des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l Empire. Le Collége des Secrétaires… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
college — COLLEGE. s. m. Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont de mesme dignité. Illustre College. celebre College. le Sacré College des Cardinaux, ou absolument, le Sacré College. le College des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
College — Col lege, n. [F. coll[ e]ge, L. collegium, fr. collega colleague. See {Colleague}.] 1. A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
college — has many long established meanings: (1) a body of officials, membership of which is a privilege or honour, e.g. College of Cardinals, College of Arms, College of Physicians, etc., (2) an establishment for further education, normally part of a… … Modern English usage
college — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. koledż] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. collegege u; lm D. collegege ów {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} w USA: samodzielna szkoła wyższa działająca przy uniwersytecie lub należąca do… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
college — [käl′ij] n. [ME & OFr < L collegium, community, society, guild, fraternity < collega: see COLLEAGUE] 1. an association of individuals having certain powers and duties, and engaged in some common pursuit [the electoral college] 2. [orig.… … English World dictionary
College — College; college; in·ter·college; sub·college; … English syllables
