Collate /(kŏl*lāt")/

Col·late

Collate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Collated; p. pr. & vb. n. Collating

  1. To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement.
    I must collate it, word by word, with the original Hebrew.
  2. To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.
  3. To present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; -- followed by to. (Eccl.)
  4. To bestow or confer. [Obs.]

Collate

v. i.
  1. To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary. (Ecl.)
    If the bishop neglects to collate within six months, the right to do it devolves on the archbishop.