▪ I. co-rival, n. and a.
(kəʊˈraɪvəl)
[f. co- 3 b + rival. But it seems to be only a modern treatment of corival an old variant of corrival, synonym of rival. The early unhyphened examples might as properly be included under corrival.]
A. n. A joint rival with others; one of two or more rivals ranked as equals.
Latham says ‘Corival, though used as synonymous with rival or corrival, is a different word. Two persons or more rivaling another are the only true corivals’. But this does not seem to be historically correct.
| [1589 Warner Alb. Eng. v. xxii. (1612) 114 For this coriuall seed begot England English againe. 1596 Shakes. 1 Hen. IV, i. iii. 207 Without Co-riuall [Qq. corriuall]. 1640 H. Mill Night's Search 76 She rules the rost, And every Jack's corivall to mine Host.] 1678 R. Barclay Apol. Quakers xi. §10. 368 The Lord..will have no Co-partner, nor Co-rival of his Glory. 1799 Coleridge Sibyl. Leaves Wks. 1877 II. 212 Co-rivals in the nobler gift of thought. 1865 Sat. Rev. 2 Sept. 310/1 He shines out as a bright particular star in comparison with his co-rival. |
B. adj. Jointly rivalling some one else.
| 1832–4 De Quincey Caesars Wks. IX. 66 Co-rival nations who might balance the victorious party. |
Hence co-ˈrivalry, co-ˈrivalship.
| 1835 Fraser's Mag. XII. 272 In the corivalry of trade. |
▪ II. co-rival, v.
var. of corrival v.