COLLEGE, kol'ej, _n._ an incorporation, company, or society of persons
joined together generally for literary or scientific purposes, and often
possessing peculiar or exclusive privileges: a member of the body known as
the university: (_U.S._) often used as the equivalent of university: a
seminary of learning: a literary, political, or religious institution: the
edifice appropriated to a college.--_n._ COLL'EGER, inmate of a college:
one of the seventy foundationers at Eton College.--_adj._ COLL[=E]'GIAL,
pertaining to a college.--_ns._ COLL[=E]'GIAN, a member or inhabitant of a
college: (_slang_) inmate of a prison; COLL[=E]'GIANER, a member of a
college, a student.--_adj._ COLL[=E]'GIATE, pertaining to or resembling a
college: containing a college, as a town; instituted like a college:
corporate.--_n._ inmate of a prison, &c.--COLLEGE OF ARMS, HERALDS'
COLLEGE, a collegiate body incorporated in 1483, presided over by the Earl
Marshal, and including Garter, principal King-of-arms, Clarenceux, and
Norroy, besides six heralds and four pursuivants: COLLEGE OF JUSTICE, in
Scotland, a great forensic society, composed of judges, advocates, writers
to the signet, and solicitors.--COLLEGIATE CHURCH, COLLEGIAL CHURCH, a
church so called from having a college or chapter, consisting of a dean or
provost and canons, attached to it (in Scotland, a church occupied by two
or more pastors of equal rank--also COLLEGIATE CHARGE). [Fr. _collège_--L.
_collegium_, from _col_, and _leg[)e]re_, to gather.]
COLLET, kol'et, _n._ a ring or collar: the part of a ring which contains
the stone. [Fr.,--L. _collum_.]
COLLIDE, kol-[=i]d', _v.i._ to dash together: to clash.--_p.adjs._
COLLID'ED, COLLID'ING.--_ns._ COLLI'SION, state of being struck together:
conflict: opposition: clashing; COLLI'SION-MAT; a mat for covering a hole
in a ship's side caused by a collision. [L. _collid[)e]re_,
_collisum_--_col_, together, _læd[)e]re_, to strike.]