faculty
(Englisch)
- (Canada, Philippines, US) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
- A division of a university.
- An ability, power, or skill.
- An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
- (Church-of-England) A licence to make alterations to a church.
- The members of a profession.
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈfæ.kəl.ti/
Etymologie (Englisch)
In summary
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.
Related words
Lehrerschaft
Lehrpersonal
Erwerbung
ability
teaching staff
mental faculty
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