noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Archaic term for a pair, especially a husband and wife. Also used as a suru-verb meaning 'to pair up' or 'to become a couple'. Not used in modern everyday speech.
古い文献では、夫婦を「匹偶」と記すことがある。
In old documents, a married couple is sometimes written as 匹偶.
noun
Archaic noun meaning a close friend or companion. This sense is obsolete and not found in modern usage.
「匹偶」は古くは友や仲間を指す語でもあった。
匹偶 was also a word that referred to a friend or comrade in ancient times.