[koh-ee-vuh
l] 
| 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 Michelangelo were only approximately coeval. |
| 3. | a contemporary: He is more serious than his coevals. |
[koh-i-val-i-tee] , noun | co·e·val (kō-ē'vəl) 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-, co- + aevum, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.] co·e'val·ly adv. |