pewfellow

English

Alternative forms

pew-fellow

Etymology

From pew +‎ fellow.

Noun

pewfellow (plural pewfellows)

1. Someone who occupies the same pew as another.
2. (obsolete) An intimate associate; a companion.
   • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

     […] makes her pew-fellow with others' moan!

References

• “pewfellow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.