Bible Dictionaries
Countervail

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate.

(2):

(n.) Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Countervail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/countervail.html. 1828.