companye
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- compaygnie, company, compaignye, companie, cumpaignye, compainie, cumpanye, compaynye, compaignie, cumpany, compeine
Etymology
[edit]From Old French compaignie.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]companye (plural companyes)
- A company, band, small group, or team of people; mainly in the following senses:
- An 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
[edit]- English: company
- → Hindi: कंपनी (kampnī)
- → Hokkien: 公班衙 (kong-pan-gêe / kong-pan-gê)
- → Malay: kompeni
- → Scottish Gaelic: companaidh
- → Swahili: kampuni
- Scots: company
- Welsh: cwmni
References
[edit]- “cǒmpaignīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.