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collegiality

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 L IY2 JH IY0 AE1 L IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

power and authority that is shared among peers, especially the sharing of collegiate power among Roman Catholic bishops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English collegial Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English collegiality From collegial + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: collégialité — power and authority that is shared among peers
  • Hungarian: kollegialitás — power and authority that is shared among peers
  • Indonesian: kolegialitas — power and authority that is shared among peers
  • Portuguese: colegialidade — power and authority that is shared among peers
  • Swedish: kollegialitet — power and authority that is shared among peers
  • Dutch: collegialiteit — working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner
  • Vietnamese: tình đồng nghiệp — working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner