Corrival

//kəˈɹaɪvəl// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival.

    "So he that doth redeem her thence might wear Without corrival all her dignities: But out upon this half-facd fellowship!"

  2. 2
    A companion. archaic

    "The Prince of Wales, Lord John of Lancaster, The noble Westmoreland, and warlike Blunt; And many more corrivals and dear men Of estimation and command in arms."

Verb
  1. 1
    To compete with; to rival
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry. not-comparable

    "Not thinking, perhaps, that this would be, to erect a Power equal, and corrival with that of God Almighty […]"

Synonyms

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competitioncompetitorcontendercontestantenemyentrant

Example

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"So he that doth redeem her thence might wear Without corrival all her dignities: But out upon this half-facd fellowship!"

Etymology

From Middle French corrival, from Latin corrīvālis.

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