Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Something which serves as a ground for opposition or resistance; opposition; resistance.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Resistance; opposition; a stand against.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete resistance; opposition; a stand against.

Etymologies

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counter- +‎ stand

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