EQUIVALENCY

n's. E-kwiav'aal-e2ns, -e2ns-ia. Lat., cequivalentia. Fr., equivalence. Ger., Gleichwerthigkeit, Aequivalenz. 1. The state of being equivalent; in chemistry, the combining weight of an element as compared with hydrogen. [B.] 2. In France, the a imilation of a foreign title or diploma to its French analogue. [A, 518.] [s. 739]