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counterpoise (n.)
early 15c., from Old French
contrepois
(Modern French
contrepoids
), from
contre-
"against" (see
contra-
) +
peis
, from Latin
pensum
"weight," noun use of neuter past participle of
pendere
"to weigh" (see
pendant
).
