corrival
/kəˈrʌɪv(ə)l
/noun archaic
One of several competitors having an equal claim to someone or something, especially a rival suitor: he doth suspect corrivals in his love...
- His corrival was Thomas Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex, who in his constellation was his direct opposite.
- She dwelt with young Bold's sister, he that is my corrival in your love.
- Though there be many corrivals, only one carries the prize.
Origin
Late 16th century: French, or from Latin corrivalis, from rivalis rival.