The original Latin word "universitas" refers in general to "a number of persons associated into one body, a society, company, community, guild, corporation, etc." At the time of the emergence of urban town life and medieval guilds, specialised "associations of students and teachers with collective legal rights usually guaranteed by charters issued by princes, prelates, or the towns in which they were located" came to be denominated by this general term. Like other guilds, they were self-regulating and determined the qualifications of their members. COUNT 4
QSN1 From what language does Universitas come from? ANS1 Latin QSN2 What did a universitas have in common with similar guilds? ANS2 they were self-regulating QSN3 Around the beginning of what two things did word universitas start to become prevalent? ANS3 urban town life and medieval guilds QSN4 Which individuals usually approved charters for universitas? ANS4 princes, prelates