Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Association; equality; copartnership.
  • noun Rivalry.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Rivalry; competition.
  • noun obsolete Equality, as of right or rank.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete rivalry; competition
  • noun obsolete equality, as of right or rank

Etymologies

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Latin rivalitas: compare French rivalité.

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Examples

  • Obama, will give an excellent example for a strong and confident leader who could easily rule out the slighetest bitter feelings or the suspecion of renewed rivality, which for sure, would cross the mind of of any human being passing such unprecedented exhausting campeign.

    Clinton Flying to Chicago to Join Obama - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • I always ask him to bring some Cava (you know, because of that eternal rivality between french and spanish) but I supose that if in the same room you can have Cary Grant and Christopher Walken, what you drink is not much important ...

    Me, Bobby D, and my 10 favourite foods Michele 2005

  • Pompey, presently denied him rivality; would not let him partake in the glory of the action: and not resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him: so the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.

    The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra 2004

  • But this has established a rivality between myself and Shireen, which has ended in hatred, and we are now mortal enemies: perhaps we may as suddenly be friends again.

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier

  • Cæsar, having made use of him in the wars ’gainst Pompey, presently denied him rivality, would not let him partake in the glory of the action; and not resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him: so the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.

    Act III. Scene V. Antony and Cleopatra 1914

  • There would, probably, be little desire on the part of the retiring President to do much to lessen the difficulties of a successor his rivality with whom is essentially one of principle.

    Disunion in the United States 1861

  • I wish for some part, Telcos and ISPs would set aside their rivality.

    Planet Ubuntu Indonesia 2010

  • Pompey, presently denied him rivality; would not let him partake in the glory of the action: and not resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him: so the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.

    Antony and Cleopatra 1606

  • This is specially dedicated to the "hermanos Argentinos", aside the football rivality, there's much respect and admiration for both sides. wow! great piece

    Popular in the last 8 hours 2009

  • [(noble boy) 29.4 (, reared with a tenderness which precludes all rivality) 29.4 (or emulation, which induces habits of)] TJ

    The Unexpected Legacy 1804

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