golgotha

1. (biblical) The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.Examples: ""And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha""Synonyms: Calvary

2. (Oxbridge slang, obsolete) The rooms of the heads of the colleges.Examples: "But Printing is not the only, nor the principal uſe, for which theſe ſtupendous ſtone-walls were erected; for here is that famous apartment, by idle wits and buffoons nick-named Golgotha, i.e. the place of Sculls or Heads of colleges and halls, where they meet and debate upon all extraordinary affairs, which occur within the precincts of their juriſdiction."; "Graduates […] will never forget that majestic stature, that massive brow, that commanding look, as its possessor paced the ante-chapel of his college, or took his seat of presidence among the skulls of Golgotha."obsolete