colleague

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>colleague</strong> &#149; \KAH-leeg\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><strong>:</strong> an associate or coworker typically in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office and often of similar rank or status <strong>:</strong> a fellow worker or professional</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>Rochelle's creativity, professional demeanor, and ability to get things done soon earned her the respect of her <em>colleagues</em>.</p> <p>"Without an option to drop by a <em>colleague's</em> desk to ask a casual question, teams felt there should be more process conversations, but also that these chats could be exhausting. Some teams moved away from using video meetings to less-demanding communication tools like Slack." — <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/business/dealbook/hybrid-workplace-guide.html"><em>The New York Times</em>, 24 Apr. 2021</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>Which of the following words come from the same source as <em>colleague</em>: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/college"><em>college</em></a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legacy"><em>legacy</em></a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collaborate"><em>collaborate</em></a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allegation"><em>allegation</em></a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collar"><em>collar</em></a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relegate"><em>relegate</em></a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegate"><em>delegate</em></a>? It might be easier to guess if you know that the ancestor in question is <em>legare</em>, a Latin verb meaning "to choose or send as a deputy or emissary" or "to bequeath." All of the words in the list above excep