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collēgĭum (conl- ); in inscrr. sometimes corrupted COLLEGIVS, ii, m., Inscr. Orell. 2413; 4101 al.), ii, n. collega.
I. Abstr., the connection of associates, colleagues, etc., colleagueship (rare): “ita, quae nostra officia fuerunt, pro collegio et pro propinquitate et vivo et mortuo ei praestitimus,” Serv. ad Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3: “Decium, expertum mihi concordi collegio virum, mecum consulem faciatis,” Liv. 10, 13. 13; so id. 22, 3, and 24, 6: “magister equitum ex collegio prioris anni,” id. 4, 17, 9; so id. 5, 18, 2; cf. Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 54; Tac. A. 3, 31; id. H. 1, 52 fin.: “P. Decius consul per tot collegia expertus,” Liv. 10, 26, 2.—
B. Trop.: “auxiliatur (noctuis) accipiter conlegio quodam naturae,” association, partnership, Plin. 10, 17, 19, § 39; Manil. 2, 161.—
II. Concr., persons united by the same office or calling, or living by some common rules, a college, guild, corporation, society, union, company, fraternity: ἑταιρία, συναρχία (so most freq.): “nulla (erat) Romae societas vectigalium, nullum collegium aut concilium, etc.,” Cic. Sest. 14, 32: “tribunorum plebis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 41, § 100; Suet. Caes. 23: “praetorum,” Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80: “pontificum,” Caes. B. C. 1, 72; Liv. 31, 9, 8: “sacerdotum,” Suet. Calig. 16: “Flavialium,” id. Dom. 4: “augurum,” Cic. Brut. 1, 1 al.: “mercatorum,” Liv. 2, 27, 5: “Mercurialium,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2: “aerariūm fabrūm,” Plin. 34, 1, 1, § 1: “poëtarum,” Val. Max. 3, 7, 11: “ambubaiarum,” Hor. S. 1, 2, 1 et saep.: tribuni ... pro collegio pronuntiant, in the name of the (tribunitial) college, Liv. 4, 26, 9; cf. id. 44, 12, and ex collegii sententiā, id. 53, 7.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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