universitas personarum

noun

universitas per·​so·​na·​rum

-ˌpərsᵊnˈa(a)rəm,

-ˈer-,

-ˈār-

: a number of persons (as a college, corporation, or state) functioning together as an independent entity

Word History

Etymology

Latin, totality of persons

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