compaternity

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Compaternity \Com`pa*ter"ni*ty\, n. [LL. compaternitas, fr.
   compater godfather; com- + pater father.]
   The relation of a godfather to a person. [Obs.]
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         The relation of gossipred or compaternity by the canon
         law is a spiritual affinity.             --Sir J.
                                                  Davies.
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