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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Colleg, -leig, -legue, n.¹ Also: college, -eige; coleg, -leig, -legue. [e.m.E. collegue, -league (a 1533), F. collègue, L. collēga. See also Collig(e n.¹] An associate, companion, or colleague.(a) 1511–2 Treas. Acc. IV. 321.
To Schir Iames Inglis, to be hyme and his collegis play cotis, xij elnis taffatis 1519 Edinb. B. Rec. 192.
We charge yow … that … ye as sercheouris … with your said collegis vse and put the samyne to executioun 1531 Bell. Boece II. 375.
Mony of the nobillis … fled to the woddis; and chesit Symon Fraseir to be college in thair weris to Iohne Cumin 1543–4 Reg. Privy S. III. 90/2.
The … oist and army, laitlie gaderit … for resisting of the Erlis of Levenax, Angus, and thair collegis 1555 Peebles B. Rec. 220.
In absence of my lord provest and his colleg Robert Hoppringill 1556 Ib. 232.
In absence of his college James Wilsone 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 506.
The saidis dissobeyaris and utheris thair collegis, hes maid a league and band amangis thame 1583 Colville Lett. 34.
My colleg has disgracit himself sumquhat 1596 Conv. Burghs I. 478.
The impost grantit to Thomas Fischer … and his collegis 1600-1610 Melvill 67.
M^r Piter Blakburn, our coleg, was a bitter propugnar of Aristotle 1640 S. Leith Rec. 33.
Mr. Alexander Gibsone … to be our second minister, college with Mr. Iames Sharpe 1665 Lamont Diary 182.
Mr George Oggelbie … was colleg with Mr Kenneth Loggy, m[inister] ther att this tyme(b) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 194.
To give onely the empire to him, that he micht succede but ony colleig 1533 Bell. Livy I. 250/24.
Ebucius, ane of the consullis, … and his colleig Seruilius 1533 Boece 26.
How Andro Murray was chosin coleig to the gouernoure 1596 Dalr. II. 205/1.
Angus, Lennox, and thair colleigs intend … to ding back thair force 1668 Fife Synod 185.
Master Mathew Fleeming, his colleige(c) 1563 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 31.
Mr Knox … with advyce of the Superintendent and collegues … had removed him fra all ministrie 1600-1610 Melvill 731.
His collegue's lettre … conteinit no such lat [= hindrance] 1656 Soc. Ant. I. 167.
That … our present Minister should have ane helper, and a colegue in the ministerie of the Gospell 1695 Annandale Corr. 96.
My collegue … has noe doubt got or will get an answer