collegian

English

Etymology

From Middle English collegian, from Medieval Latin collēgiānus.

Noun

collegian (plural collegians)

  1. A student (or a former student) of a college
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Anticipation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 42:
      She then remembered that her own early bearing towards him had been haughty, and indifferent; that she had sneered at the young collegian's shyness; and now thought with "the late remorse of love," how unlike to this had been Ethel's gentle kindness.
  2. (slang) An inmate of a prison.
    • 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1857, →OCLC:
      While it [the wind] roared through the steeple of St George’s Church, and twirled all the cowls in the neighbourhood, it made a swoop to beat the Southwark smoke into the jail; and, plunging down the chimneys of the few early collegians who were yet lighting their fires, half suffocated them.

Translations

Adjective

collegian (comparative more collegian, superlative most collegian)

  1. Of or relating to a college or its students.
    Antonym: uncollegian

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin collēgiānus; equivalent to college + -ien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˌlɛːd͡ʒiˈaːn/, /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒi.an/

Noun

collegian (plural collegians)

  1. (rare) One who is part of a college (ecclesiastical or educational).

Descendants

  • English: collegian

References

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