collegial adjective. [kǝ'li:dʒɪǝl, -dʒ(ǝ)l] LME.
[Old & mod. French collégial or late Latin collegialis, from collegium: see COLLEGE, -IAL.]
1. = COLLEGIATE adjective 1. LME.
collegial church a collegiate church.

2. Of or pertaining to a (university etc.) college. E17.

3. Pertaining to or involving a body of people associated as colleagues. E17.

■ collegi'ality noun the relationship of, or appropriate to, colleagues; spec. joint responsibility, esp. of Roman Catholic bishops in church government: L19.

■ collegially adverb M17.

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