egal
adj/ˈiːɡəl/
Etymology From Middle English egal, from Old French egal, igal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of equal and aequalis.
1
Obsolete Equal; impartial.
- Whose souls do bear an egal yoke of love,c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
- Derived terms
- egally