I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷lənt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin aequipollent-, aequipollens, from aequi- equi- + pollent-, pollens, present participle of pollēre to be strong, be able — more at pollex
1. : equal in force, power, or validity
our poets put into a foot two equipollent syllables — T.S.Omond
a sea power equipollent with France
2. : the same in effect or signification
implying that money could be dispensed with if something equipollent were provided
specifically : equivalent 2b
• equi·pol·lent·ly adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: something that is equipollent (as in signification)
a term having no exact equipollent in any European language