v. Obs. [ad. Fr. équival-oir, ad. late L. æquivalē-re, f. æquus equal + valē-re to be strong.] trans. a. To provide an equivalent for. b. To be equivalent to. rare.
1608. [S. Hieron], Defence, III. 30. Sociall admission to the Lords table … is equivaled & sufficiently supplyed, in that … ye partake of the deinties.
1659. Fuller, App. Inj. Innoc., II. 98. Such participles equivale infinitives.
1695. Kennett, Par. Antiq., App. 685. The English addition Field equivaling the Greek Νικη.
