equiparation

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin aequiparātiō, from aequiparō (“put on a level with, compare”) +‎ -tiō (noun suffix), from aequus (“equal”) +‎ parō (“place”). Equivalent to equiparate +‎ -ion. === Noun === equiparation (countable and uncountable, plural equiparations) (chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them. (more generally, rare) Comparison. ==== Related terms ==== equiparable equiparate