companioned

Adjective

companioned

1. In which one has one or more companions; not alone.
   • For contemporaries, perhaps the most shocking thing about the Black Death was that fear of contagion led people to abandon the sick, leaving them to die alone, like animals. The human condition demanded a companioned death.1999, Peter C. Jupp, Clare Gittings, Death in England: An Illustrated History, page 98
   • What now follows is a time when Jesus invites these people to touch him and feed him, and in that way they come to know that they are a companioned people.2002, Paul E. Flesner, Robert A. Noblett, David G. Rogne, Stephen M. Crotts, William G. Carter, Sermons on the Gospel Readings, page 138
2. Involving a deep connection or committed relationship.
   • Ideally, the two people involved in a companioned relationship will build deep levels of faith and trust in each other through the sharing of their faith stories, Scripture, and prayer.1991, Sarah Harmony, Re-Membering, page 17
   • He took up a companioned life with Daisy Mason, a fellow Georgian, and had three children, one of whom was Ella, who came to play a major role in Malcolm's life.2012, African American Review - Volume 45, Issues 1-2, page 240
3. Meant or able to be used together with (something specified); matched; that acts as a companion.
   • That maiden I will leave yet a while at the caravanserai, and come hither with a companioned steed and bear this girl into the city, while you follow behind with your slaves.1877, The Nickel Library, page 18
   • A shade fastener for shade rollers comprising a single length of springy wire bent in its main length to provide aligned embracing loops adapted to extend partly around the roller, connecting gripping portions connecting the loops with each other, one terminal of each of the loops being offset...1914, Arthur A. Girard, “No. 157,665 Curtain Holder”, in The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights, page 2676