universite

See also: université

Middle English

Alternative forms

• universitee, unyversyte, unyversite, universyth, unewersyte, unyversitee, universythe

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman université, from Latin ūniversitātem, accusative of ūniversitās; equivalent to universe +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iu̯niˌvɛrsiˈteː/, /ˌiu̯niˈvɛrsiteː/
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

universite (plural universitees)

1. A university or college (a facility offering tertiary education and higher learning).
2. The totality of students and faculty that study and work at a university.
3. The entirety or totality of existence; all that exists.
4. Entireness or completeness generally.

Descendants

• English: university
• Scots: university, universitie

References

• “ūniversitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.