peregal

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adjective

Fully equal.

OriginMiddle English peregal ← Old French par egal →
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Meanings

adjectiveperegal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteFully equal.

    Whilom thou wast peregal to the best, And wont to make the jolly shepherds glad; With piping and dancing, did pass the rest.

    1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “August. Ægloga Octaua.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC
noun
  1. An equal; one who is of equal standing.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchpar egal“in the same way”
  2. Middle Englishperegal
  3. Englishperegal

From Middle English peregal, from Old French par egal (“in the same way”).

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APA

peregal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peregal

MLA

“peregal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peregal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peregal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peregal.

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