collegial

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English collegial, from Middle French collégial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/, /kəˈliːd͡ʒi.əl/, /kəˈliːd͡ʒɪ.əl/ Rhymes: -iːdʒəl === Adjective === collegial (comparative more collegial, superlative most collegial) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== colleague collegiate ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === collegeall, collegiall === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French collégial; equivalent to college +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔˌlɛːd͡ʒiˈal/, /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒial/, /kɔˌlɛd͡ʒiˈal/, /kɔˈlɛd͡ʒial/ === Adjective === collegial (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 12 December 2018.