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Co\'94rdinate

02319 Co*\'94r"di*nate (?), a. [Pref. co- + L. ordinatus, p.p. of ordinare to regulate. See Ordain.] Equal in rank or order; not subordinate.Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co\'94rdinate powers presiding over each country.
Law.Conjunctions joint sentences and co\'94rdinate terms.
Rev. R. Morris.Co\'94rdinate adjectives, adjectives disconnected as regards ane another, but referring equally to the same subject. -- Co\'94rdinate conjunctions, conjunctions joining independent propositions.Rev. R. Morris.
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