定语剖析

The study of law has been recognized for centuries as a basic intellectual discipline in European universities. However, only in recent years has it become a feature of undergraduate programs in Canadian universities.  Traditionally, legal learning has been viewed in such institutions as the special preserve of lawyers, rather than a necessary part of the intellectual euuinment of an educated person.
就从语境来看，intellectual这里是作名词，表示常识分子的学科（intellectual discipline），对吗？
intellectual这里是形容词。