peregal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English peregal, from Old French par egal (“in the same way”).
Adjective[edit]
peregal (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Fully equal.
- 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “August. Ægloga Octaua.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC; reprinted as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, The Shepheardes Calender […], London: John C. Nimmo, […], 1890, →OCLC:
- Whilom thou wast peregal to the best, And wont to make the jolly shepherds glad; With piping and dancing, did pass the rest.
Noun[edit]
peregal (plural peregals)
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French par egal (“in the same way”).
Adjective[edit]
peregal
- fully equal
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
peregal (plural peregals)
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