cofeffe

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman. Equivalent to co- + feffe.

Noun

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cofeffe (plural cofeffes)

  1. A co-investor
    • a. 1488, Thomas Tropenell[1]:
      The ijde cause ys the seid Sir William Fovent overlyved the seyd John Osborne, the fader, his cofeffe, in which case, yf eny tytell shold have be, hit shold have be in the seyd Sir William Fovent and in his heyrys, and nat in the heyrys of the seid John Osborne, the fader []
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