[ad. L. æquiparātion-em equalizing, comparison, f. æquiparāre: see EQUIPARABLE.] a. The action of placing on an equality, or on an equal footing. † b. The action of comparing: concr. a parallel.
1615. A. Stafford, Heav. Dogge, 32. Yet thy felicity admits no equiparation, nay, hardly a comparison.
1623. Cockeram, Equiparation, a comparison made with another.
1657. Reeve, God’s Plea, 112. I would willingly … not only set forth a representation, but find an equiparation.
1886. Muirhead, in Encycl. Brit., XX. 714. The equiparation of legacies and singular trust-gifts.
