Collation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of collating.
  2. the verification of the number and order of the leaves and signatures of a volume.
  3. a light meal that may be permitted on days of general fast.
  4. any light meal.
  5. (in a monastery) the practice of reading and conversing on the lives of the saints or the Scriptures at the close of the day.
  6. the presentation of a member of the clergy to a benefice, especially by a bishop who is the patron or has acquired the patron's rights.
noun
  1. the act or process of collating
  2. a description of the technical features of a book
  3. a light meal permitted on fast days
  4. any light informal meal
  5. the appointment of a clergyman to a benefice
Collation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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