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Middle English
- chountre, compter, comptour, countere, countur, counture, cownter, cowntere, countir, cowntour, cowntowre
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French conteor and Middle French contoir; equivalent to counte (“computation”) + -our.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːnˈtuːr/, /ˈkuːntur/, /ˈkuːntər/
Noun
countour (plural countours)
- An accountant; a financial recordkeeper.
- A calculator or computer (person who performs arithmetic)
- A metal counter or disk, especially one used in accounting.
- A table or surface used for accounting.
- (rare) A counter or compter (prison)
- (rare) A building or part of one for keeping accounts.
- (law, rare) An advocate in court.
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