▪ I. † ˈcountersway, n. Obs.
[counter- 6.]
An exertion of opposing force.
| 1643 Milton Divorce ii. i, By a countersway of restraint curbing their wild exorbitance. |
▪ II. † countersway, v. Obs.
(ˌkaʊntəˈsweɪ)
[counter- 1: cf. prec.]
trans. To forcibly move or incline to the opposite side; to counterweigh.
| a 1640 Jackson Creed x. xxxiv. Wks. IX. 246 Attempered or counterswayed by heat. 1691 Beverley Mem. Kingd. Christ 9 There are Two Things that seem to Countersway, and Incline to the Confederacy on the other side. 1710 Norris Chr. Prud. vi. 233 To countersway our Concupiscence, by the more powerful weight of Divine and Heavenly Love. |