Seminary
Seminary , noun
[Latin seminarium, from seminarius belonging to seed, from semon, seminis, seed. See Seminal.]
1.
A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. [Obsolete] — Mortimer
But if you draw them [seedling] only for the thinning of your seminary, prick them into some empty beds.
2.
Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is brought or produced. [Obsolete] — Woodward
3.
A place of education, as a school of a high grade, an academy, college, or university.
4.
Seminal state. [Obsolete] — Sir T. Browne
5.
Figuratively: A seed bed; a source. [Obsolete] — Harvey
6.
A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist. [Obsolete] — Jer. Taylor
Seminary , adjective
[Latin seminarius.]
Belonging to seed; seminal. [Rare]