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colleague

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col⋅league

  [kol-eeg]
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–noun
an associate.
Origin:
1515–25; < MF collegue < L collēga, equiv. to col- col- 1 + -lēga, deriv. of legere to choose, gather

Related forms:
col⋅league⋅ship, noun
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col·league   (kŏl'ēg')   
n.  A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate. See Synonyms at partner.

[French collègue, from Latin collēga : com-, com- + lēgāre, to depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
col'league·ship' n.
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Word Origin & History

colleague 
1533, from M.Fr. collègue, from L. collega "partner in office," from com- "with" + leg-, stem of legare "to choose." So, "one chosen to work with another."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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