Complete Definition of "compter"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�mpt�/

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete a counter
  2. historical a prison attached to a city court; a counter

#:*2003: Each sheriff had his own compter, which were both prisons and offices, administered by the respective secondaries. � John Hamilton Baker, The Oxford History of the Laws of England (Oxford 2003, p. 284)


French

Etymology
A parallel formation to conter, with the spelling altered to distinguish between the two in print; from Latin computare.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��te/

Verb
compter

  1. (transitive & intransitive) to count
  2. transitive|lang=fr to reckon, allow
  3. transitive|lang=fr to include

Derived terms
compter avec
compter sur
compteur

Conjugation
fr-conj-er|compt|avoir

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