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Definition of corrival in English: corrivalnoun kəˈrʌɪv(ə)l archaic One of several competitors having an equal claim to someone or something, especially a rival suitor. he doth suspect corrivals in his love Example sentencesExamples - Zephyrus hated Hyacinthus because he scorned him, and preferred his corrival Apollo.
- Adam cast him into so narrow a mould, as to think that himself, who had newly sprouted up by his almighty power, was fit to be his corrival in knowledge.
- Though there be many corrivals, only one carries the prize.
- His corrival was Thomas Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex, who in his constellation was his direct opposite.
- She dwelt with young Bold's sister, he that is my corrival in your love.
Synonyms competitor, opponent, contestant, contender, challenger
Origin Late 16th century: French, or from Latin corrivalis, from rivalis rival. |