egal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of egal
1350–1400; Middle English egall < Anglo-French, Old French egal < Latin aequālis
Example Sentences
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He wrote and ordeyned lawes moste egal and iust He edityed vnto the Grekes a comon welthe stable, quyet and commendable.
From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Barclay, Alexander
The following epitaph was written at the time :— "Ci git cet Ecossais celebre, Ce calculateur sans egal, Qui, par les regles de l'algebre, A mis la France a l'Hopital."
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Mackay, Charles
But from a egal investigation made in Guatemala, it appears that the whole force amounted to 500, of which 230 were cavalry.
From History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas by Prescott, William Hickling
"C'est egal, of all the follies and stupidities I have committed for them I would not have missed one!"
From The American by James, Henry
Lucy leaned a little back in her chair, wore her "tout m'est egal face," and Eve watched her like a cat.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Reade, Charles
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