found: Work cat.: Die Stiftskirche in Südwestdeutschland, c2003:p. 2 ("Das Stift" consists of the community of vicars capitular, monks, choristers and canons) p. 3 (also called "Kollegiatkirchen (ecclesiae collegiatae)")
found: OED online, Aug. 6, 2004(Collegiate church; a church which is endowed for a body corporate or chapter, but has no bishop's see)
found: Follis: Collegiate churches website, Aug. 18, 2004(Collegiate churches)
found: Web. 3(Collegiate church: 1) a church that although not a cathedral or bishop's church has a college or chapter of canons and, in the Church of England, a dean; 2) a Presbyterian church that regularly has two or more ministers of equal rank; 3) a church or an association of churches in the U.S. possessing common revenues administered under the joint pastorate of several ministers)