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[syn: peer, equal, match, compeer]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer. --Milton.
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His compeer in arms. --Ford.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Compeer \Com*peer"\, v. t.
To be equal with; to match. [R.]
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In my rights,
By me invested, he compeers the best. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Compeer \Com*peer"\, Compeir \Com*peir"\, v. i.
See Compear.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
compeer
n 1: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
[syn: peer, equal, match, compeer]