ˈkäləkwē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin colloquium conversation, from colloqui to converse, from com- + loqui to speak
1.
a. : conversation , dialogue
a colloquy between two old Connecticut codgers gossiping — Dixon Wecter
a colloquy between senators
b. : high-level serious discussion : conference
the Sino-Soviet colloquy for drafting new treaties — Current Biography
2. : an ecclesiastical court much like the presbytery of Presbyterian churches formerly existing in certain churches with a presbyterian polity (as the Reformed Church in France)