/ ˈfæklti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ C , usually pl. ] any of the physical or mental abilities that a person is born with :
the faculty of sight
She retained her mental faculties (= the ability to think and understand) until the day she died.
to be in full possession of your faculties (= be able to speak, hear, see, understand, etc.)
2.
[ sing. ] faculty of / for (doing) sth ( formal ) a particular ability for doing sth :
the faculty of understanding complex issues
He had a faculty for seeing his own mistakes.
3.
[ C ] a department or group of related departments in a college or university :
the Faculty of Law
the Arts Faculty
4.
[ C +sing./pl. v . ] all the teachers in a faculty of a college or university :
the Law School faculty
a faculty meeting
faculty members
5.
[ C , U ] (often the faculty ) ( NAmE ) all the teachers of a particular university or college :
faculty members
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French faculte , from Latin facultas , from facilis easy, from facere make, do.