Obs. [COUNTER- 3.] A rival, antagonist. (Cf. COUNTERMATCH sb.)
1594. Carew, Tasso (1881), 6. On thee, thou Godfreys countermate, my rime Attend. Ibid., 101. Nor at a countermate he takes offence.
Obs. [COUNTER- 3.] A rival, antagonist. (Cf. COUNTERMATCH sb.)
1594. Carew, Tasso (1881), 6. On thee, thou Godfreys countermate, my rime Attend. Ibid., 101. Nor at a countermate he takes offence.
