— coevality /koh'i val"i tee/ , n. — coevally , adv.
/koh ee"veuhl/ , adj.
1. of the same age, date, or duration; equally old: Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.
2. coincident: Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only approximately coeval.
n.
3. a contemporary: He is more serious than his coevals.
[ 1595-1605; coaev ( us ) ( co- CO- + -aevus, adj. deriv. of aevum age) + -AL 1 ]
Syn. 1, 2. See contemporary .