Contemporary \Con*tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [Pref. con- + L. temporarius
of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf.
Contemporaneous.]
1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in,
or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.
This king [Henry VIII.]
was contemporary with the
greatest monarchs of Europe. --Strype.
2. Of the same age; coeval.
A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old
contemporary trees. --Cowley.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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