faculty

noun6

1. •
   (US, Canada) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
2. •
   The members of a profession.
3. •
   An ability, power, or skill.

   • He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact.
4. •
   A division of a university.

   • She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine.
5. •
   An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.

   • Unless he has bi-ritual faculties, the Latin priest must baptize and confirm the Eastern rite person, whether infant or adult, according to the liturgical books of the Latin church ( canon 846 , §2 ). — 1994
6. •
   A licence to make alterations to a church.