collegium
[k
uh
-
lee
-jee-
uh
m]
/kəˈli dʒi əm/
noun
,
plural
collegia
[k
uh
-
lee
-jee-
uh
]
/kəˈli dʒi ə/
(
Show IPA
),
collegiums.
1.
Ecclesiastical,
college
(def 11).
2.
a group of ruling officials each with equal rank and power, especially one that formerly administered a Soviet commissariat.
Origin
1915-20;
<
Latin;
see
college
British Dictionary definitions for
collegium
collegium
/
kəˈliːdʒɪəm
/
noun
(
pl
)
-giums,
-gia
(
-dʒɪə
)
1.
(in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
2.
another term for
College of Cardinals
,
Sacred College
Word Origin
Latin:
college