Collega, collegæ, pen. prod. m. g. Vlpian. A fellow or companion in office.Collega & socius.Cic. Regni collega. Cic.In censura collegæ.Cic.Potestatem collegæ abrogare.Cic.Inter collegas dilci epare iudicia Cic.Facere collegam in quodam munere.Cic.Habere collegam in quodam muoere.Cic.Nomerare alicui collegam.Cic.Collegium.Cic.A company of them that haue equass anthoritie A company of one mysierie or traft. The fellowship in any office.Ambubaiarum collegia. Horat. Fabrorum collegium.Plin. iun The company or fellowship.Pontisicum collegium.Cic. Prætorum collegium. Ci. Amplissitni sacerdotij collegium.Cic.Tribunorum plebis collegium Cic.Sodales ciusdem collegij. Caius. Desperatum collegium.Cic.Illicita collegia coercentur Senatusconsulto. Mart. Sodalitia collegia. Martian. Adhibere collegium. Cic To call the company to him.Celebrare collegium. Martian. Coite collegium. Martian. In collegium cooptare.Cic.To chuse into the sollowship.Deferre ad collegium.Cicer.To propose to the societie and aske their indgement.Dissòluere collegia. Suet. Vsurpate collegium. Vlp. Collegium pro Consortio officij, sine societatis. Tac. Fellowship in office. Collegium naturæ. Plin. Haturall aliance or societie. Colleginm, de Consulibus dixit Liuius.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
col-lēga (conl-), ae, m. [1. lego]. I.Lit., one who is chosen at the same time with another: collegae, qui una lecti, Varr. L. L. 6, 66 Müll.—Hence, B. Esp., a partner in office, a colleague (freq. and class.): bis una consules, collegae in censurā, Cic. Lael. 11, 39: Pericles cum haberet collegam in praeturā Sophoclem, id. Off. 1, 40, 144: in consulatu, Plin. 19, 8, 45, 156: consulatūs, Vell. 2, 56, 4: habere, Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 85: ibi M. Marcellum, conlegam nostrum, conveni, Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 1 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 6, 40: dare alicui, Nep. Alcib. 3, 1; 7, 1: esse alicui, Tac. H. 3, 66: se consulatui ejus destinavit, id. A. 2, 42.—II.Transf., of an associate in other than official position, a colleague, associate, companion, fellow: Metrodorus, Epicuri collega sapientiae, Cic. N. D. 1, 40, 114; a fellow-member of a club or sodalitia, Cic. Sull. 2, 7; a joint-guardian, Dig. 26, 7, 13 and 45; fellow-slaves, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 10 and 30; a fellow-actor, Juv. 8, 197; joint-heirs, Dig. 27, 1, 41; 42 and 46 al.