COLLEAGUE


Meaning of COLLEAGUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-(ˌ)lēg ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French collegue, from Latin collega, from com- + legare to depute — more at legate

Date: circa 1533

: an associate in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office

• col·league·ship -ˌship noun

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