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compear (iou)



compear verb intrans. Scot. obsolete exc. Law. LME.
[Old French comper- tonic stem of compareir from Latin comparere, formed as COM- + parere come into view: cf. APPEAR verb.]
Appear, present oneself; esp. (Law) appear in court, either in person or by counsel.
compearance noun appearance, esp. in court LME.