collegial
English
/kəˈliːdʒəl/
adj
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
- (Roman Catholicism) Ruled by bishops having equal power.
- Of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate.
- Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English collegial derived from Middle French collégial.
Origin
Middle French
collégial
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- collegiality English
- collegially English
- intercollegial English
- noncollegial English
- uncollegial English
- uncollegiality English
- uncollegially English
- college Middle English
- collegial Middle English
- collégial Middle French