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Webster 1913 Edition

Compeer

Com-peer′

,
[OE.
comper
, through French fr. L.
compar
;
com-
+
par
equal. See
Peer
an equal, and cf. 1st
Compare
.]
An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate.
And him thus answer’d soon his bold
compeer
.
Milton.
His
compeer
in arms.
Ford.

Com-peer′

,
Verb.
T.
To be equal with; to match.
[R.]
In my rights,
By me invested, he
compeers
the best.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Compeer

COMPEER

,
Noun.
An equal; a companion; an associate; a mate.

COMPEER

,
Verb.
T.
To equal; to match; to be equal with.

Definition 2024

compeer

compeer

English

Noun

compeer ‎(plural compeers)

  1. (obsolete) the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else
    • Milton
      And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer.

Verb

compeer ‎(third-person singular simple present compeers, present participle compeering, simple past and past participle compeered)

  1. To be equal with; to match.
    • Shakespeare
      In my rights, / By me invested, he compeers the best.

Anagrams

Etymology

Middle English comper, from Middle French comper, from Latin compar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

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