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
• coequally
  adverb
• coequalness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of coequal

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

Example Sentences

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

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

John Roberts, respectfully, has long ago taken the decision that he is simply one coequal vote among nine.

From Slate • May 22, 2024

Madison—to mention only one of many instances—advocating ratification in the Virginia convention, called the constitution “a government of a federal nature, consisting of many coequal sovereignties.”

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin