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fere (fēr)

noun

  1. a companion; mate
  2. a husband or wife; spouse

Etymology: ME fere < OE (Anglian) fera, aphetic for gefera < ge-, together + -fera < base of faran, to go: see fare

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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