compaternity

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noun

The relationship of a godparent to their godchild.

OriginLatin compaternitas →
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Meanings

nouncompaternity (usually uncountable, plural compaternities)

plural compaternities

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe relationship of a godparent to their godchild.

    The relation […]of gossipred or compaternity by the cannon law is a spiritual affinity.

    1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued

Origin

  1. Latincompaternitas
  2. Englishcompaternity

From Latin compaternitas, from compater (“godfather”), from com- + pater (“father”).

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APA

compaternity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compaternity

MLA

“compaternity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compaternity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compaternity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compaternity.

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