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Faculty

//ˈfæk.əl.ti// noun

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Noun

1
The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff. Canada, Philippines, US
2
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind wordnet
3
A division of a university.
"She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine."
4
the body of teachers and administrators at a school wordnet
5
An ability, power, or skill.
"He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact."

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6
An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
"Unless he has bi-ritual faculties, the Latin priest must baptize and confirm the Eastern rite person, whether infant or adult, according to the liturgical books of the Latin church ( canon 846 , §2 )."
7
A licence to make alterations to a church. Church-of-England
8
The members of a profession.

Etymology

From Middle English faculte (“power, property”), from Old French faculte, from Latin facultas (“capability, ability, skill, abundance, plenty, stock, goods, property; in Medieval Latin also a body of teachers”), another form of facilitas (“easiness, facility, etc.”), from facul, another form of facilis (“easy, facile”); see facile. Doublet of facility.

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