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ˈcounter-ˌbill
[counter- 3, 8.]
†a. The counterpart or duplicate of a bill (obs.).
b. A (parliamentary) bill forming a counterpart or set-off to another.
1598Florio Contrapoliza, a countermand, a counterbill [1611 a counterbill or schedule]. 1599Minsheu Sp. Dict., Contrapolica, the counterpaine of a charter party, a counter⁓bill. 1839Lockhart Ballantyne-Humbug 102 Certain counter-bills, held by the Constables, being thrown into the market. 1880W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life (1888) II. vi. 261 Should we accompany our coercive measure by any counter-bill like the Disturbance Bill? |