■ noun a person or thing competing with another for superiority or the same objective.
↘[with negative ] a person or thing equal to another in quality.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) be equal or comparable to.
Derivatives
~rous adjective
~ry noun ( plural ~ries ).
Origin
C16: from L. ~is ; see word history at river .