contubernial

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɒntjʊˈbɜː(ɹ)ni.əl/

Adjective

contubernial (comparative more contubernial, superlative most contubernial)

1. Alternative form of contubernal

Middle English

Adjective

contubernial

1. contubernal
   • 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Parsons Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:

     Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial with the Lord, thy King.

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References

• “contubernial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.