[F. Lycée, ad. L. Lycēum (see LYCEUM).] The name given in France to a secondary school maintained by the State, in contradistinction to a collage or secondary school maintained by a municipality.
1862. Birmingham Daily Gaz., 24 July, 2/6. I must tell you a true story, which I heard at the lycée.
1865. Q. Rev., CXVII. 40. There are seventy-four lycées in France.
1900. Speaker, 19 May, 190/2. The population of the lycées and colleges has remained stationary.
