complice

[ kom-plis ]
/ ˈkɒm plɪs /

noun Archaic.

an accomplice or associate.

Origin of complice

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin complice-, oblique stem of complex confederate (formation modeled on simplex simplex), equivalent to com- com- + -plex -fold

Words nearby complice

compliant, complicacy, complicate, complicated, complication, complice, complicit, complicity, complier, compliment, complimentary

Example sentences from the Web for complice

  • None shall dare to call me complice, since the little I once called my own is lost.

    Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) |Charles James Lever

  • Well, I aint quite sure; but suppose it would be brought in preup terus criminus; that is, 'complice 'fore the act.

    The Gold Brick |Ann S. Stephens

  • I tole him we knew who gave him dat diamond an' I was on my way to git an officer to 'rest him as a 'complice.

    The Deacon |Horace C. Dale

British Dictionary definitions for complice

complice
/ (ˈkɒmplɪs, ˈkʌm-) /

noun

obsolete an associate or accomplice

Word Origin for complice

C15: from Old French, from Late Latin complex partner, associate, from Latin complicāre to fold together; see complicate