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Compter vs Compeer - What's the difference?

compter | compeer |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between compter and compeer

is that compter is (obsolete) a counter (en) while compeer is (obsolete) the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else.

As nouns the difference between compter and compeer

is that compter is (obsolete) a counter (en) while compeer is (obsolete) the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else.

As a verb compeer is

to be equal with; to match.

compter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A counter. (en)
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (historical) A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
  • * 2003 , John Hamilton Baker, The Oxford History of the Laws of England , Oxford, page 284
    • Each sheriff had his own compter , which were both prisons and offices, administered by the respective secondaries.
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    compeer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else
  • * Milton
    • And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be equal with; to match.
  • * Shakespeare
    • In my rights, / By me invested, he compeers the best.

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