frindle2
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Hello. What does 'compatriarch' mean in the context below? Does 'compatriarch' mean the same thing as 'patriarch(the head of a family)?
(In the story, the speaker was planning to bring the dead captain's armor from the museum and sell it on the shadow market).
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He licked his jutting teeth and put both hands over his heart. "That's where I come in. Yes, indeed, I was a true bosom friend of the dearly departed captain." He pretended to wipe a tear from his corner of his eye. "The least I could do for my dead compatriarch is to fetch up his armor and carry it home to his wife and children. "
Source: The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
(In the story, the speaker was planning to bring the dead captain's armor from the museum and sell it on the shadow market).
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He licked his jutting teeth and put both hands over his heart. "That's where I come in. Yes, indeed, I was a true bosom friend of the dearly departed captain." He pretended to wipe a tear from his corner of his eye. "The least I could do for my dead compatriarch is to fetch up his armor and carry it home to his wife and children. "
Source: The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
