† equipacen.
Obsolete.
Equal step; regular marching order. in equipace, in equal step. Cf. equipage n. Phrases.
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1600 J. Lane Tom Tel-Troths Message 120 They strive to keep in equipace.
1619 J. Hales Let. 25 Jan. 71 in Golden Remains (1659) Martinius who goes in æquipace with Gomarus in Learning.
1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 69 Twelue Barons in their equipace, and twenty Bishops.
a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 49 Gently submitting our selves to the capacity of the learner..lessning our steps to keep them in equipace.
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