compaternity

== English == === Etymology === From Latin compaternitas, from compater (“godfather”), from com- + pater (“father”). === Noun === compaternity (usually uncountable, plural compaternities) (obsolete) The relationship of a godparent to their godchild. ==== Related terms ==== compagination === References === “compaternity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.