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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Countervaille, v. [e.m.E. and ME. Cf. Contravail v.] tr. To counterbalance. —1577 A. Hay Nobility 11.
The Erles of Huntley [etc.] … able to countirvaille him with his … freendes
