The use of the word marriage is misleading in that respect if it claims any kind of equivalent legal status.

He also broke a 1897 family edict which stipulates that its members may only marry aristocrats of equivalent status.

"We need somebody with equivalent status to the Americans and someone who can really represent us at the political level," Lord Hurd said.

In some environments, users are over-privileged because they have been inappropriately granted administrator or equivalent status.

"Life Was Better" remained on the chart for 75 weeks, eventually selling over 20,000 copies, equivalent to gold record status.

If people thought they were wealthy, they wanted a partner of equivalent status.

In the 100-mile city, airports, shopping centres, cultural complexes and historic monuments all have equivalent status.

Assignment and Primary Status could be considered equivalent legal statuses as well.

Similar styles are also applied to clergy of equivalent status in other religious organisations.