equal vs townsman

equal and townsman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
townsman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, townsman is a hyponym of equal; that is, townsman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equal:

equal (noun)	townsman (noun)
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group	a person from the same town as yourself
	a resident of a town or city

equal (adjective)	townsman (adjective)
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

equal (verb)	townsman (verb)
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
be identical or equivalent to
be equal to in quality or ability