coequal

American  

[koh-ee-kwuhl] / koʊˈi kwəl /

adjective

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

   The two top students were coequal.

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noun

1. a coequal person or thing.

coequal British  

/ ˌkəʊɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ, kəʊˈiːkwəl /

adjective

1. of the same size, rank, etc

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noun

1. a person or thing equal with another

Other Word Forms

• coequality
  noun
• coequalness
  noun
• coequally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of coequal

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

coequal

The documents meanwhile show that Smith was personally aware of this intrusion into a coequal branch of government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

The confrontation between two supposedly coequal branches of government has reached a critical stage.

From Salon ● May 17, 2025

Time to find out how coequal these branches really are.

From Slate ● May 5, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024

The two divine chiefs stand side by side in the earliest 320literature almost as coequal powers; but it is explained that the wicked one is to be destroyed with all his followers.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris