Webster's Dictionary 1913

2998

Equitemporaneous

E′qui‐tem′po‐ra″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. aequus equal + tempus, temporis, time.] Contemporaneous. Boyle.

2999

Equites

‖Eq″ui‐tes (?) n. pl [L., pl. of eques a horseman.] (Rom. Antiq.) An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestri...

3000

Equity

Eq″ui‐ty (?), n.; pl.Equities (#). [F. équité, L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See Equal.] 1. Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give,...

3001

Equivalence

E‐quiv″a‐lence (?), n. [Cf. F. équivalence, LL. aequivalentia.] 1. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivale...

3002

Equivalence (2)

E‐quiv″a‐lence, v. t. To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. Sir T. Browne.

3003

Equivalency

E‐quiv″a‐len‐cy (?), n. Same as Equivalence.

3004

Equivalent

E‐quiv″a‐lent (?), a. [L. aequivalens, -entis, p. pr. of aequivalere to have equal power; aequus equal + valere to be strong, be worth: cf. F. équivalent. See Equal, and Valiant...

3005

Equivalent (2)

E‐quiv″a‐lent (?), n. 1. Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done.He owned that, if the Test Act w...

3006

Equivalent (3)

E‐quiv″a‐lent, v. t. To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.

3007

Equivalently

E‐quiv″a‐lent‐ly, adv. In an equal manner.

3008

Equivalue

E′qui‐val″ue (?), v. t. To put an equal value upon; to put (something) on a par with another thing. W. Taylor.

3009

Equivalve

{ E″qui‐valve (?), E″qui‐valved (?), } a. [Equi- + valve.] (Zoöl.) Having the valves equal in size and from, as in most bivalve shells.

3010

Equivalvular

E′qui‐val″vu‐lar (?), a.(Zoöl.) Same as Equivalve or Equivalved.

3011

Equivocacy

E‐quiv″o‐ca‐cy (?), n. Equivocalness.

3012

Equivocal

E‐quiv″o‐cal (?), a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox, vocis, word. See Equal, and Voice, and cf. Equivoque.] 1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Hav...

3013

Equivocal (2)

E‐quiv″o‐cal, n. A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.In languages of great ductility, equivocals like that just referred to are r...

3014

Equivocally

E‐quiv″o‐cal‐ly, adv. In an equivocal manner.

3015

Equivocalness

E‐quiv″o‐cal‐ness, n. The state of being equivocal.

3016

Equivocate

E‐quiv″o‐cate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Equivocated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Equivocating.] [L. aequivocatus, p. p. of aequivocari to be called by the same name, fr. L. aequivocus: cf....

3017

Equivocate (2)

E‐quiv″o‐cate (?), v. t. To render equivocal or ambiguous.He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation. Sir G. Buck.

3018

Equivocation

E‐quiv′o‐ca″tion (?), n. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.There being no room for equivocations, there is no need of disti...

3019

Equivocator

E‐quiv″o‐ca′tor (?), n. One who equivocates.Here's an equivocator that could swear in both the scales against either scale, yet could not equivocate to heaven. Shak.

3020

Equivocatory

E‐quiv″o‐ca‐to‐ry (?), a. Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.

3021

Equivoque

{ Eq″ui‐voque, Eq″ui‐voke } (?), n. [F. équivoque. See Equivocal.] 1. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. Coleridge.2. An equivocation; a guibble....

3022

Equivorous

E‐quiv″o‐rous (?), a. [L. equus horse + vorare to eat greedily.] Feeding on horseflesh; as, equivorous Tartars.

3023

Equus

‖E″quus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.

3024

Era

E″ra (?), n.; pl.Eras (#). [LL. aera an era, in earlier usage, the items of an account, counters, pl. of aes, aeris, brass, money. See Ore.] 1. A fixed point of time, usually an...