complice

[kom-plis]

noun

Archaic.

1. an accomplice or associate.

complice

/ ˈkʌm-, ˈkɒmplɪs /

noun

1. obsolete,  an associate or accomplice

Word History and Origins

Origin of complice¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin complice-, oblique stem of complex confederate (formation modeled on simplex simplex ), equivalent to com- com- + -plex -fold

Word History and Origins

Origin of complice¹

C15: from Old French, from Late Latin complex partner, associate, from Latin complicāre to fold together; see _complicate