cope1
v.
deal effectively with something difficult.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘meet in battle, come to blows’): from OFr. coper, colper, from cop, colp ‘a blow’, via L. from Gk kolaphos ‘a blow with the fist’.
cope2
n.
a long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.
v.
[
usu. as adj. coped]
(in building) cover (a joint or structure) with a coping.
Etymology
ME: from med. L. capa, var. of late L. cappa (see cap and cape1).
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