COMPEER

I. ˈkäm-ˌpir, käm-ˈ, kəm-ˈ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpere, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater, from Latin com- + pater father — more at father

Date: 13th century

: companion

II. noun

Etymology: Middle English comper, from Anglo-French, from Latin compar, from compar, adjective, like — more at compare

Date: 15th century

: equal , peer

• compeer transitive verb , obsolete