1. The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary (New York: Signet Books, 1972), pp. 456, 445.
2. Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language (New York: Portland House, 1989), p. 1404.
3. The authors have chosen to adopt a military analogy for this article in the full spirit of partnership, collegiality, and a good sense of humor.
4. According to the University Web page, see: http://home.uleth.ca.
5. In Canada the term “universities” covers both graduate and undergraduate institutions; “colleges” are primarily “community colleges,” which seldom have degree-granting status.