A companion animal is just another word for a family pet. Think Fido and Fluffy. At Pets for Patriots, we celebrate the extraordinary, innate therapeutic abilities of the everyday companion dog or cat.
1 per se (Latin), a Latin phrase meaning by itself or in itself. 2  Illegal per se, the legal usage in criminal and anti-trust law.  Negligence per se, legal use in tort law.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English Â© 2016. perâ¢seâ¢cuâ¢tion /ËpÉsÉªËkyuÊÉn/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] the act or state of persecuting or of being persecuted:suffering persecution for the sake of justice.