Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete forms of
counter , counter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (O. Eng. Law), obsolete An advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his client, that is, orally pleaded his cause.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, UK, law An
advocate orprofessional pleader ; one whocounted for hisclient , that is,orally pleaded hiscause .
Etymologies
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count + -or
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Examples
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Fryday strete on a nyght in there innes; the whiche weren well beten and hurte with arowes and brought thanne to the countor.
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Justices, "chap. 2, sec. 5, it is said that" every countor is chargeable by the oath, that he shall do no wrong nor falsity, contrary to his knowledge, but shall plead for his client the best he can, according to his understanding. "
An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition George Sharswood
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