compaternity
American
[kom-puh-tur-ni-tee]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈtɜr nɪ ti /
noun
Etymology
Origin of compaternity
1400–50; late Middle English compaternite < Medieval Latin compaternitās, equivalent to compater godfather ( see com-, pater) + ( pater ) nitās paternity
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