Mate, subst. 1) companion, associate, fellow: “bestow thy fawning smiles on equal --s,” Gent. III, 1, 158. “these are my --s,” V, 4, 14. “our masking --s,” Merch. II, 6, 9. if thou receive me (Joan) “for thy warlike m.” H6A I, 2, 92. “we'll forward towards Warwick and his --s,” H6C IV, 7, 82. when grief hath --s<*> Lr. III, 6, 114. “my m. in empire,” Ant. V, 1, 43. “half-part, --s,” Per. IV, 1, 95. Especially used of seamen: “carousing to his --s after a storm,” Shr. III, 2, 173. “leaked is our bark, and we, poor --s, stand on the dying deck,” Tim. IV, 2, 20. == an officer in a ship who is subordinate to another: “the gunner and his m.” Tp. II, 2, 49. thou that art his (the master's) “m.” H6B IV, 1, 13.
2) husband or wife: “his beauteous m.” Lucr. 18. “thou hast no unkind m. to grieve thee,” Err. II, 1, 38. “no --s for you,” Shr. I, 1, 59. “one self m. and m. could not beget such different issues,” Lr. IV, 3, 36 (Q2 mate and make). Applied to animals: “I, an old turtle, will lament my m.” Wint. V, 3, 134. “as true as turtle to her m.” Troil. III, 2, 185.
3) fellow, as an appellation of contempt or familiarity: “to make a stale of me amongst these --s,” Shr. I, 1, 58. “you poor, base, lack-linen m.” H4B II, 4, 134. “disgraced by an inkhorn m.” H6A III, 1, 99. “how now, my hardy, stout resolved --s,” R3 I, 3, 340.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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