Obs. [a. OF. commoine (15th c. in Godef.), f. com- + moine monk: cf. confrère.] Fellow-monk, brother-monk.
1425. Paston Lett., I. 19. The Priour of Bromholme and his commoigne apostata, Johne Wortes.
1612. Selden, Notes to Drayton’s Poly-olb., xi. 192. With one Gilbert his Commoigne and iii other Monkes.
1670. Blount, Law Dict.
