3 entries found.
crony (n.)
"old familiar friend, intimate companion," 1660s,
chrony
, Cambridge student slang, probably from Greek
khronios
"long-lasting," from
khronos
"time" (see
chrono-
), on the notion of "old friend" or "a contemporary."
cronyism (n.)
1840, "friendship," from
crony
+
-ism
. Meaning "appointment of friends to important positions, regardless of ability" is originally American English, by 1952.
contemporary (n.)
"one who lives at the same time as another," 1630s, originally
cotemporary
, from
co-
+
temporary
; modified by influence of
contemporary
(adj.). A native word for it was
time-fellow
(1570s), and earlier was
contemporanie
(early 15c.), from Latin
contemporaneus
, used as a noun. Also compare
crony
.
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