coetaneous

American  

[koh-i-tey-nee-uhs] / ˌkoʊ ɪˈteɪ ni əs /

adjective

1. of the same age or duration.

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coetaneous British  

/ ˌkəʊɪˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

1. rare of the same age or period

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Other Word Forms

• coetaneity noun
• coetaneously adverb
• coetaneousness noun

Etymology

Origin of coetaneous

1600–10; < Latin coaetāneus, equivalent to co- co- + aet ( ās ) age + -āneus compound adj. suffix; -an, -eous

Example Sentences

Nothing can truly be said to be the soul's own, but that which is not only coetaneous with it, that survives mortality, and the changes of the body, but likewise is inseparable from it.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

And lastly, it is eternal, to be coetaneous with thy soul.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Bear with these distractions, with this coetaneous growth of the parts; they will one day be members, and obey one will.

From Essays — Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Marriage among most African tribes is a coetaneous contract.

From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington