faculty -
n. (pl. -ies)
1 an aptitude or ability for a particular activity.
2 an inherent
mental or physical power.
3 a a group of university departments concerned with a major
division of knowledge (
faculty of
modern languages). b US the staff of a university or college. c a branch of art or science; those qualified to teach it.
4 the members of a particular profession, esp. medicine.
5 authorization, esp. by a Church authority.
Faculty of Advocates Law the society constituting the Scottish Bar. [ME f. OF facult÷ f. L facultas -tatis f. facilis easy]
