coequal

[ koh-ee-kwuhl ]

adjective

1. equal with another or each other in rank, ability, extent, etc.:

   The two top students were coequal.

noun

1. a coequal person or thing.

coequal

/ ˌkəʊɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ; kəʊˈiːkwəl /

adjective

1. of the same size, rank, etc

noun

1. a person or thing equal with another

Derived Forms

• coequality, noun
• coˈequally, adverb

Other Words From

• co·e·qual·i·ty [koh-i-, kwol, -i-tee], co·equal·ness noun
• co·equal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of coequal¹

1350–1400; Middle English. See co-, equal

Example Sentences

But, he said, Hill “nevertheless insisted on relegating ‘The Fugees’ billing to coequal or secondary status after her name.”

From Los Angeles Times

The legislature and judiciary are separate and coequal branches of government.

From Seattle Times

Justice Laurie McKinnon said the legislative subpoena, “was blatantly designed to interfere with, if not malign, a coequal and independent branch of government,” violating the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers.

From Seattle Times

Climate change and salmon extinction are two reasons the U.S. and Canada need to add ecosystem management — health of the river — as a third primary treaty purpose coequal with hydropower and flood-risk management.

From Seattle Times

He also had a modern passion for advertising and commercial display, which he saw as coequal to poetry.

From New York Times