Countretaille

1 definition found

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

  Countretaille \Coun"tre*taille`\ (koun"t?r-t?l`), n. [F.
     contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See {Tally}.]
     A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {At the countretaille}, in return. --Chaucer.


        [1913 Webster]