arch. [a. F. corrival (16th c.), or ad. rare L. corrīvāl-is, a compound adding emphasis to the relation expressed by rīvālis, RIVAL. Vaugelas (1647), remarked that in Fr. corrival was disused in favor of rival. It continued longer in English, and has passed into the modified form CO-RIVAL, q.v.]
A. sb. 1. A rival in a position of equality; one of several competitors having equal claims.
1586. Warner, Alb. Eng., II. xii. (1612), 56. Fathering his late Corriuals act.
1596. Spenser, State Irel., Wks. (Globe), 636/2. The two howses of the Geraldins and the Butlers, both adversaryes and corryvalls one agaynst the other.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., 122. Lycus was Rivall unto another; and suddenly appearing stopped the mouth of his Corrivall.
1696. Bp. Patrick, Comm. Ex. xx. (1697), 363. A jealous God, who could not endure any Corrival or Consort.
1721. R. Keith, trans. T. à Kempis’ Solil. Soul, i. 127. One, seeking after One only Beloved, who can admit of no Corrival from without.
1874. Motley, Barneveld, I. i. 82. The League … was rather a Catholic corrival than cordial ally of the Imperial house.
b. esp. A rival in love, a rival suitor.
1579. Lyly, Euphues (Arb.), 60. Suspecting … that Philautus was corriual with him and cocke-mate with Lucilla.
1592. Greene, Disput., 17. My husband … is content … to bee corriuall with a number of other good companions.
1607. Heywood, Fair Maid, Wks. 1874, II. 19. What man so ere he be, Presumes to be corrivall in his love.
1612. Pasquil’s Night-Cap (1877), 43. Yee bold Corriualls, which doe loue my Kate, Leaue off your wooing.
1652. Peyton, Catastr. Ho. Stuarts (1731), 9. The Lord Bothwel became a new Corrival in her Affection.
† 2. Without the sense of actual competition: A compeer, partner; one having equal claims, or admitted to equal rights. Obs.
c. 1590. Greene, Fr. Bacon, viii. 33. Base coward! false, and too effeminate To be corrival with a prince in thoughts!
1596. Shaks., 1 Hen. IV., IV. iv. 31. And many moe Corriuals, and deare men Of estimation and command in Armes.
B. adj. Rivalling each other, rival.
1646. Burd. Issach., in Phenix (1708), II. 294. There is no co-equal, corrival, or co-ordinate Power.
1650. Fuller, Pisgah, 369. Glass … in purity corrivall with Crystal itself.
1714. L. Milbourne, Traitor’s Rew., 13. Ruin’d by the corrival and contending governors.
1842. Sir A. De Vere, Song of Faith, 207. Corrival forms of one surpassing glory.
