compeer

[ kuh m-peer, kom-peer ]

/ kəmˈpɪər, ˈkɒm pɪər /

an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.

close friend; comrade.

Archaic. to be the equal of; match.

Origin of compeer

1325–75; Middle English comper < Middle French. See com-, peer¹

He had taken a liking for Paul,—the liking of a brave soldier for a compeer.

The Shadow of the Czar |John R. Carling
Yet the ties of youthful attachment remained, and together we mourned the loss of our compeer and companion in youth.

The Memories of Fifty Years |William H. Sparks
I buy and sell for my own advantage, which proves in the nature of things to be for the equal advantage of my compeer.

Principles of Political Economy |Arthur Latham Perry
A few miles distant was the home of Claiborne, the historian, the rival and compeer of Prentiss.

Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 2 (of 14), 1899 |Various

But Jock and his compeer were loth to come, and the lady's voice grew louder and more peremptory.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) |John Roby

compeer

/ (ˈkɒmpɪə) /

a person of equal rank, status, or ability; peer

a companion or comrade

C13: from Old French comper, from Medieval Latin compater godfather; see compadre