comˈpanionhood [f. companion n.1 + -hood.] = companionship; esp. in sense 3. 1862Merivale Rom. Emp. (1865) IV. xxxvi. 260 The literary companionhood which surrounded the board of Maecenas.1877T. Sinclair Mount 196 Attitudinising..creatures, like too many of the companionhood.