condisciple
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of condisciple
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin condiscipulus schoolmate. See con-, disciple
Example Sentences
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If you visit me as a farmer, it must be as a condisciple: for I am but a learner; an eager one indeed, but yet desperate, being too old now to learn a new art.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
This was an offer on the part of the Prince of Conti, who had been his condisciple at college, to create Moli�re his secretary.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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