rivalis

rīvālis, e, adj. [rivus].

I.

Of or belonging to a brook, brook-:

alecula,

Col. 8, 15, 6. — Hence,

II.

Subst.: rīvāles, ium, m., those who have or use the same brook, neighbors.

A.

Lit.:

si inter rivales, id est qui per eundem rivum aquam ducunt, sit contentio de aquae usu,

Dig. 43, 20, 1, § 26; 43, 20, 3, § 5; Gell. 14, 1, 4.—

B.

Trop.: rī-vālis, is, m., one who has the same mistress as another; a competitor in love, a rival: eadem est amica ambobus; plur.:

rivales sumus,

Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 30; 5, 4, 47; id. Bacch. Grex 4; Cat. 57, 9.— Sing., Naev. ap. Charis. p. 214 P. (Com. Rel. p. 10 Rib.); Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 37; 2, 3, 63:

militem ego rivalem recipiendum censeo,

id. ib. 5, 8, 42; Ov. Am. 2, 19, 60; id. A. A. 2, 539; Suet. Oth. 3 al.— Abl.:

rivale,

Ov. R. Am. 791.—

Of animals,

Col. 7, 3, 4.—

b.

Prov.: se amare sine rivali, to be fond of one ' s self without a rival, i. e. to be alone in esteeming one ' s self:

o di, quam ineptus! quam se ipse amans sine rivali!

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 5; so,

sine rivali te et tua solus amares,

Hor. A. P. 444.