▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁in ▁England ▁( origin ally ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁Within ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ), ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁London ▁( a ▁body ▁of ▁her ald s ▁enfor cing ▁her ald ic ▁law ), ▁an ▁elect oral ▁college ▁( to ▁elect ▁represent atives ), ▁etc ., ▁all ▁groups ▁of ▁persons ▁" selected ▁in ▁common " ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁specified ▁function ▁and ▁appointed ▁by ▁a ▁monarch , ▁founder ▁or ▁other ▁person ▁in ▁authority . ▁As ▁for ▁the ▁modern ▁" col lege ▁of ▁education ", ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁body ▁created ▁for ▁that ▁purpose , ▁for ▁example ▁E ton ▁College ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 0 ▁by ▁letters ▁pat ent ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁VI ▁for ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁a ▁college ▁of ▁F ell ows , ▁pri ests , ▁cler ks , ▁ch or ister s , ▁poor ▁sch ol ars , ▁and ▁old ▁poor ▁men , ▁with ▁one ▁master ▁or ▁governor , ▁whose ▁duty ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁to ▁instruct ▁these ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁any ▁others ▁who ▁may ▁resort ▁th ither ▁from ▁any ▁part ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁letters , ▁and ▁especially ▁of ▁grammar , ▁without ▁payment ". ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁ ▁Within ▁higher ▁education , ▁the ▁term ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁A ▁constitu ent ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁university , ▁for ▁example ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁or ▁of ▁a ▁federal ▁university , ▁for ▁example ▁King ' s