the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
"The new policy ensures equality by guaranteeing every employee receives the same base wage regardless of their department."
a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
"on a par with the best"
The fact of being equal.
"The campaign was dedicated to achieving true equality in voting rights for every citizen."
The word equality entered English in the 15th century via Middle French and ultimately traces back to the Latin aequalitas. While its components suggest "equal" plus a suffix for forming nouns, it is historically related to the doublet equity.