Counter-roll

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Counter-roll \Coun"ter-roll`\ (-r?l`), n. [Cf. {Control}.] (O.
     Eng. Law)
     A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a
     check upon another officer's roll. --Burrill.
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     Note: As a verb this word is contracted into control. See
           {Control}.
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