A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.
The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.
An academy; a place of learning.
The scholarly life, environment, or community.
The members of a profession.
A licence to make alterations to a church.
A division of a university.
an ability, power, or skill.
The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.