companionhoodn.
/kəmˈpanjənhʊd/, U.S. /kəmˈpænjənˌ(h)ʊd/ = companionship n. (esp. in sense 1d).
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society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun]
ferec975
flockOE
gingc1175
rout?c1225
companyc1300
fellowshipc1300
covinc1330
eschelec1330
tripc1330
fellowred1340
choira1382
head1381
glub1382
partya1387
peoplec1390
conventc1426
an abominable of monksa1450
body1453
carol1483
band1490
compernagea1500
consorce1512
congregationa1530
corporationa1535
corpse1534
chore1572
society1572
crew1578
string1579
consort1584
troop1584
tribe1609
squadron1617
bunch1622
core1622
lag1624
studa1625
brigadea1649
platoon1711
cohort1719
lot1725
corps1754
loo1764
squad1786
brotherhood1820
companionhood1825
troupe1825
crowd1840
companionship1842
group1845
that ilk1845
set-out1854
layout1869
confraternity1872
show1901
crush1904
we1927
familia1933
shower1936
1825 Catholic Spectator Feb. 62/2 Three little leaves, linked in kindred companionhood and love, stand as emblems of Faith, Hope, and Charity.
1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxvi. 250 The famous literary companionhood which surrounded the board of Mæcenas.
1877 T. Sinclair Mount 196 Attitudinising..creatures, like too many of the companionhood.
1901 New Ireland Rev. Dec. 215 The speech of companionhood had revealed the affinities of human souls.
1998 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 25 June c1 A companionhood of people who have survived a broken collar-bone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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