COLLEAGUE


Meaning of COLLEAGUE in English

I. ˈkäˌlēg sometimes ˈkōˌlēg or käˈlēg or kəˈlēg noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French collegue, from Latin collega one chosen at the same time with another, partner in office, from com- + -lega (from legare to choose or send as deputy) — more at legate

: an associate or co-worker typically in a profession or a civil or ecclesiastical office and often of similar rank or state

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle French colliguer, colleguer to unite, ally, from Latin colligare to bind together — more at colligate

transitive verb

obsolete : become allied with : join , unite

intransitive verb

: to enter into an alliance : cooperate , conspire

colleaguing with a score of petty kings — Alfred Tennyson

III. käˈlēg

Scotland

variant of collogue

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