corrival

[ kuh-rahy-vuhl ]

noun

1. a rival; competitor.

adjective

1. rival; competitive.

corrival

/ kəˈraɪvəl /

noun

1. a rare word for rival

Derived Forms

• corˈrivalry, noun

Other Words From

• cor·rival·ry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrival¹

First recorded in 1570–80, corrival is from the Latin word corrīvālis joint rival. See cor-, rival

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrival¹

C16: from Old French, from Late Latin corrīvālis, from Latin com- together, mutually + rīvālis rival

Example Sentences

Corrival, kor-rī′val, n. a fellow-rival: a competitor: an equal.—adj. contending: emulous.—v.i. and v.t. to rival: to vie with.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Certainly in our day it is the most general, and at the same time the most expensive, and although several rivals contend with Sir Walter Ralegh for the praise of having introduced tobacco into England, yet the "bright honour" of having taught his countrymen to imitate the Indians, in this particular, he "wears without corrival."

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By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap     To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon,     Or dive into the bottom of the deep,     Where fadom line could never touch the ground,     And pluck up drowned honour by the locks,     So he that doth redeem her thence might wear     Without corrival all her dignities;     But out upon this half-fac'd fellowship!

From Project Gutenberg

It followeth not that because the Spirit will have no corrival, that therefore other things may not be in their places.

From Project Gutenberg

For the League, hardly yet thoroughly organized under the leadership of Maximilian of Bavaria, was rather a Catholic corrival than cordial ally of the Imperial house.

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