1. equal to one another; having the same rank, ability, or importance
Usage: formal

1. a person or thing that is equal to another in rank, ability, or importance
Usage: formal

Examples

• The three branches of government are coequal in power.
• She treated her assistant as a coequal rather than a subordinate.
• The two companies formed a partnership as coequals in the venture.
• In their marriage, they considered themselves coequals in decision-making.
• The judge ruled that both parties were coequals under the law.
• He found a coequal in his research partner who shared his expertise.