pheer

English

Alternative forms

• feer, fere

Noun

pheer (plural pheers)

1. (archaic or dialectal) Alternative spelling of fere (“companion, friend, mate”)
   • 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, Book IV, xlvii:

     This paragon should queen Armida wed, / A goodly swain to be a princess' pheer, // A lovely partner of a lady's bed, / A noble head a golden crown to wear!