An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the
captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called,
respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a
subordinate officer or assistant; as, master’s mate; surgeon’s mate.

To match; to marry.

To checkmate.

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an
associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar
object.

To confuse; to confound.

Same as Checkmate.

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly
(Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable
bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.

See 2d Mat.

Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower
animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their
young.