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▪ I. † ˈcountermate, n. Obs.
[counter- 3.]
A rival, antagonist. (Cf. countermatch n.)
1594Carew Tasso (1881) 6 On thee, thou Godfreys countermate, my rime Attend. Ibid. 101 Nor at a countermate he takes offence.
▪ II. † ˈcountermate, v. Obs.
[f. prec.]
trans. To match (in opposition); to checkmate.
1602W. Fulbecke Pandectes 50 Annibal..was fully counter⁓mated by the Romanes. |