collegial

From Middle English collegial, from Middle French collégial.

• IPA^(key): /kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/, /kəˈliːd͡ʒi.əl/, /kəˈliːd͡ʒɪ.əl/

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• Rhymes: -iːdʒəl

collegial (comparative more collegial, superlative most collegial)

1. Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
2. (Roman Catholicism) Ruled by bishops having equal power.
3. Of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate.
4. Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.

• colleague
• collegiate

• collegeall, collegiall

Borrowed from Middle French collégial; equivalent to college +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /kɔˌlɛːd͡ʒiˈaːl/, /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒial/, /kɔˌlɛd͡ʒiˈaːl/, /kɔˈlɛd͡ʒial/

collegial

1. (of a church) Ruled by a grouping of clergy; collegial.

   Synonym: collegiate

• English: collegial

• “collē̆ǧiāl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.