universite

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === universitee, unyversyte, unyversite, universyth, unewersyte, unyversitee, universythe === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman université, from Latin ūniversitātem, accusative of ūniversitās; equivalent to universe +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iu̯niˌvɛrsiˈteː/, /ˌiu̯niˈvɛrsiteː/ Rhymes: -eː === Noun === universite (plural universitees) A university or college (a facility offering tertiary education and higher learning). The totality of students and faculty that study and work at a university. The entirety or totality of existence; all that exists. Entireness or completeness generally. ==== Descendants ==== English: university (see there for further descendants) Scots: university, universitie ==== References ==== “ūniversitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 April 2018.