n. Equality; similarity or close correspondence or equivalence as regards state, position, condition, quality, degree, etc.n. In logic,analogy; similarity; similar or like course, as of reasoning or argument.n. Specifically, in ecclesiastical history,the equality of religious bodies in their relations to the state, their standing in universities, etc.; the principle of such equality; in Presbyterian churches, the equality of all the members of the clerical order.n. The condition of being able to bear offspring.n. In banking and com.: An equivalence in the currency of another country. See mint par, under par.n. Equivalence in or between money of different metals as legal tender, in the proportions of weight and quality fixed by law.n. Same as par, 3.