countour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• 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)

1. An accountant; a financial recordkeeper.
2. A calculator or computer (person who performs arithmetic)
3. A metal counter or disk, especially one used in accounting.
4. A table or surface used for accounting.
5. (rare) A counter or compter (prison)
6. (rare) A building or part of one for keeping accounts.
7. (law, rare) An advocate in court.

Descendants

• English: counter, compter
• Scots: counter, coonter

References

• “cǒuntǒur, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.