companye
Middle English
Alternative forms
- compaygnie, company, compaignye, companie, cumpaignye, compainie, cumpanye, compaynye, compaignie, cumpany, compeine
Etymology
From Old French compaignie.
Pronunciation
Noun
companye (plural companyes)
- A company, band, small group, or team of people; mainly in the following senses:
- A army or multitude of angels; a band heavenly warriors.
- A retinue, one's servants or hirelings.
- A troop; a military force or concentration.
- A guild; an organisation dedicated to the advancement of a profession.
- An informal group of people; especially guests or visitors.
- accompaniment, company, companionship; having companions.
- camaraderie, friendliness.
- copulation; sexual activity or intercourse.
- A group or mass of animals.
- linkedness, connection, similarity, likeness
- (rare) A large quantity of objects or things.
Descendants
References
- “cǒmpaignīe (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.