ACADEMICALS

Etymology

Noun

academicals pl (plural only)

(British) The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation.

Source: Wiktionary

Ac`a*dem"ic*als, n. pl.

Definition: The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.

ACADEMICAL

Ac`a*dem"ic, Ac`a*dem"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. academicus: cf. F. académigue. See Academy.]

1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy.

2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. "Academic courses." Warburton. "Academical study." Berkeley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition