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Coeval: Of the same or equal age or duration. For example, the two elderly men were coeval with one another. Coeval usually refers to coexistence for a very long time.
"Coeval" comes from the Latin "coaevus" meaning "of the same age." "Coaevus" is derived from the prefix "co-"("in or to the same degree") and "aevum" ("age" or "lifetime"). The root "ev" comes from "aevum" as in "longevity."
co·e·val (k-v l) adj. Originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era. n. One of the same era or period; a contemporary.
Definition of COEVAL: of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration — coeval noun — co·e·val·i·ty \ ËŒ kÅ-(ËŒ)Ä“-ˈ va-lÉ™-tÄ“\ noun. See coeval defined ...
adjective 1. of the same age, date, or duration; equally old: Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one. 2. coincident: Leonardo da Vinci and ...
adj. Originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the same era. n. One of the same era or period; a contemporary. [From Late Latin coaevus : co ...
Of the same age; contemporary. ‘ Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price! ’ The Baralaba Coal Measures are coeval with the Bandana ...