† contubernialadj.
Obsolete.
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Sharing the same tent.
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contuˈbernially adv.
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c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋686 Humble folk been cristes frendes; they been contubernyal [v.r. -yall, -ial, -iale, Harl. 7334 contubernially] with the lord.
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adj.c1386- to be or come in into contact
- to be or get floored
- to be or go on the cross
- to be or have on hire
- to be or lie on one's back
- to be or live in cotton-wool
- to be or live in cottonwool
- to be or look shy on or at
- to be or look slippy
- to be or put in the wrong
- to be or to fall at a square
- to be or to fall at square
- to be or to have in laudation
- to be out
- to be out after a person's blood
- to be out after blood
- to be out at elbow(s
- to be out for
- to be out for a person's blood
- to be out for blood
- to be out in one's reckoning
- to be out like a light
- to be out of here
- to be out of it
- to be out of mind