coeval Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person of nearly the same age as another
    contemporary.
  2. adjective satellite of the same period
    coetaneous; contemporaneous.

WordNet

Co*e"val adjective
Etymology
L. coaevus; co- + aevum lifetime, age. See Age, n.
Definitions
  1. Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with.
    Silence! coeval with eternity! Pope.
    Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade. Cowper.
Co*e"val noun
Definitions
  1. One of the same age; a contemporary.
    As if it were not enough to have outdone all your coevals in wit. Pope.

Webster 1913