ˈkɔlɪdʒ n. 1 an
establishment for further or higher
education,
sometimes part of a
university. 2 an establishment for specialized
professional education (business college; college of
music;
naval college). 3
the buildings or premises of a college (lived in college). 4 the students
and teachers in a college. 5
Brit. a
public school. 6 an organized
body of persons
with shared functions and privileges (College of Physicians). øCollege of Arms (in the UK) a
corporation recording lineage and granting arms. college of education Brit. a
training college for schoolteachers. college
pudding Brit. a
small baked or steamed
suet pudding with
dried fruit. øøcollegial adj. [ME f. OF college or L collegium f. collega (as COLLEAGUE)]