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 day
2 : collection