recompensation
noun
re·compensation
(¦)rē+
1
obsolete : recompense
2
Scots law : a plaintiff's plea of a counterclaim made to meet a defendant's counterclaim in an action for debt
Word History
Etymology
Middle English recompensacion, from Middle French, from Late Latin recompensation-, recompensatio, from recompensatus (past participle of recompensare to recompense) + -ion-, -io -ion