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condisciple

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[kon-duh-sahy-puhl] / ˌkɒn dəˈsaɪ pəl /

noun

  1. a fellow student or disciple.


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)