companionage
(kəmˈpænjənɪdʒ)
[f. companion n.1 + -age. Cf. F. compagnonnage.]
1. Companionship. rare.
| 1886 Burton Arab. Nts. (abr. ed.) I. 135 We sat conversing and carousing in companionage. |
2. The body of (Knight) Companions; a list or account of these. (After peerage, etc.)
| 1883 Academy 17 Mar. 185/1 The last section of the work [‘Debrett’], styled ‘Companionage’. 1884 Bookseller 5 Apr. 356/2 ‘Debrett’ is not only a Peerage, it is a Baronetage, a Knightage, and a Companionage. |