Added 7 October 2026
faculty
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/ noun
Latin root: facultas Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about faculty at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind.
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The body of teachers and administrators at a school.
the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university
Origin
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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