rīvālis, e, adj. [rivus].
I Of or belonging to a brook , brook- : alecula, Col. 8, 15, 6. — Hence,
II Subst.: rīvāles , ium, m., those who have or use the same brook , neighbors.
A Lit.: si inter rivales, id est qui per eundem rivum aquam ducunt, sit contentio de aquae usu, Dig. 43, 20, 1, § 26; 43, 20, 3, § 5; Gell. 14, 1, 4.—
B Trop.: rī-vālis , is, m., one who has the same mistress as another; a competitor in love, a rival : eadem est amica ambobus; plur.: rivales sumus, Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 30; 5, 4, 47; id. Bacch. Grex 4; Cat. 57, 9.— Sing. , Naev. ap. Charis. p. 214 P. (Com. Rel. p. 10 Rib.); Ter. Eun. 268; 354: militem ego rivalem recipiendum censeo, id. ib. 1072; Ov. Am. 2, 19, 60; id. A. A. 2, 539; Suet. Oth. 3 al.— Abl. : rivale, Ov. R. Am. 791.— Of animals, Col. 7, 3, 4.—
b Prov.: se amare sine rivali, to be fond of one’s self without a rival , i. e. to be alone in esteeming one’s self : o di, quam ineptus! quam se ipse amans sine rivali! Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 5; so, sine rivali te et tua solus amares, Hor. A. P. 444.