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compaternity

American  
[kom-puh-tur-ni-tee] / ˌkɒm pəˈtɜr nɪ ti /

noun

  1. the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.

Etymology

Origin of compaternity

1400–50; late Middle English compaternite < Medieval Latin compaternitās, equivalent to compater godfather ( com-, pater ) + ( pater ) nitās paternity

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