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† counterˈvailable, a. Obs.
[f. countervail v. + -able.]
To be matched or set against as equivalent. Const. with, to.
1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. 299 What commendation..can I give thee that is countervailable with the singularitie of thy vertue. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 1401/2 With knightlie courage counteruaileable to his double desire of honour. 1623Bp. Hall Serm. V. 157 Worlds of all these are no way countervailable to Truth. 1651Howell Venice 161 A countervailable summe of money. |