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† paregal, peregal, a. and n. Obs.
Forms: α. 4 parigal, -agal, (paringal(le, -ingale, paruyngal, parmyngalle), 5–6 paregall, 6 -egale, 7 -egal. β. 4 perigal(e, 4–7 peregal(l, 5–6 -egalle, (5 perengale, peringall), 6 perigall, (perregal).
[a. OF. parigal, paringal, paregal, peringal (12th c. in Godef.):—L. type *peræquāl-em, f. per- through, thoroughly + æquāl-is equal. Britton, iii. xx. §4, has the deriv. n. perigalté. With peringale, cf. nightingale from OE. nihtegale.]
A. adj.
1. Fully equal; equal (esp. in power, rank, value, or the like).
a1300Cursor M. 776 (Cott.) He dos it for he ne wald ȝee were Parigal [Gött. paringale] til him ne pere. Ibid. 2096 Þof þe werld es..Delt..in thrin parteis principale, Þe partes er noght perigale. c1374Chaucer Troylus v. 840 His herte ay wiþ þe firste and wiþ þe beste Stod paregal to dorre don that hym leste. c1400tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 64 Alexander, kepe þy most noble saule hegh, and to angeles perengale. c1450Merlin 163 Thei heilde hem peryngall. 1513Douglas æneis vi. xiv. 50 Schynand with elyk armes paregale. a1548Hall Chron., Hen. VII 44 Although in degree they were not peregall with these great lordes. 1636Fascic. Florum §273. 63 All goodly fair, in years, all Peregall.
b. Adequate; adequately qualified, worthy.
14..Hoccleve Aungeles Song ii. Wks. (E.E.T.S.) III. p. xlvii, No praisyng is, þat may be peregall. c1560A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) vii. 20 Wald God þat I wer perigall, Vnder þat redolent ross to rest!
¶2. catachr. Equal to any other; of the highest rank or standing.
1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 274 Our noble Elizabeth, prince peregall, paramount and paragon. Ibid. 236 An absolute statesman paramount, peregall [1612 T. James Jesuits' Downf. 66 Paregal].
B. n. One who is fully equal to another in some respect; an equal, peer, match.
c1395Plowman's Tale 130 That holdeth no man his peringall. 1399Langl. Rich. Redeles i. 71 Þoru partinge of ȝoure powere to ȝoure paragals. 14..Sir Beues 104/2138 (MS. S.) At hoom y am his parmyngalle [N. paruyngal; C. In hys contre y am hys pere]. 1513Douglas æneis ix. x. 152 Nor na disdene at the sal haue, suythly, To be hys peregall into archery. a1555Lyndesay Tragedy 45 Duryng my tyme, I had no perigall. 1602Marston Ant. & Mel. iii. Wks. 1856 I. 39 Bal. How lik'st thou my suite? Cat. All, beyond all, no peregal. |