Today's Word "collegial"
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collegial \kuh-LEE-jee-uhl; -juhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Characterized by or having authority or responsibility shared equally by each of a group of colleagues. 2 : Characterized by equal sharing of authority especially by Roman Catholic bishops. 3 : Of or relating to a college or university; collegiate. 4 : Characterized by camaraderie among colleagues.
"First he comes by here looking for you at lunchtime yesterday -- for a collegial chat, he told me -- and later he swings by to drop off Fawn." -- Stephen F. Wilcox, 'The Nimby Factor'
Collegial comes from Medieval Latin collegialis, "of or relating to colleagues," from Latin collegium, "an association," from collega, "a colleague, one chosen with [col- for con-, 'with'] another, a partner in office," from con- + legare, "to send or choose as deputy," from lex, legis, "law."
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