compannia

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From companna (companions; company, entourage) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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compannia f (usually uncountable)

  1. companionship, friendship
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1r:
      Priegot mucho q̃ te miẽbre del amor. ⁊ de la cõpãnia. que ẏo ⁊ ti ouẏemos en nr̃a mãçebia. q̃ mas ẏ acreſcamos. Qve ẏo loar me pueda de ti en my veiez. Aſſẏ cuemo me loe en mẏ iuuẽtud.
      I beg dearly that it remind you of the affection and friendship that you and I shared in our youth. That they may grow more. That I may be able to rejoice in you in my old age, as I rejoiced in you in my youth.

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