Main Entry:

¹col·lect

Pronunciation:

\ˈkä-likt also -ˌlekt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English collecte, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collecta (short for oratio ad collectam prayer upon assembly), from Late Latin, assembly, from Latin, assemblage, from feminine of collectus

Date:

13th century

1: a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion ; specifically often capitalized : one preceding the eucharistic Epistle and varying with the day2: collection