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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPATERNITY

n.[con and paternity. ] The relation of a godfather to the person for whom he answers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPATERNITY

Com `pa *ter "ni *ty, n. Etym: [LL. compaternitas, fr. compater godfather; com- + pater father. ]

 

Defn: The relation of a godfather to a person. [Obs. ] The relation of gossipred or compaternity by the cannon law is a spiritual affinity. Sir J. Da