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1compeer

noun com·peer \ˈkäm-ˌpir, käm-ˈ, kəm-ˈ\

Definition of COMPEER

:  companion
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Origin of COMPEER

Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpere, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater, from Latin com- + pater father — more at father
First Known Use: 13th century

2compeer

noun

Definition of COMPEER

:  equal, peer
compeer transitive verb, obsolete

Origin of COMPEER

Middle English comper, from Anglo-French, from Latin compar, from compar, adjective, like — more at compare
First Known Use: 15th century

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