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Definition of Compter
1. n. A counter.
Definition of Compter
1. Noun. (obsolete) a counter ¹
2. Noun. (historical) a prison attached to a city court; a counter ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compter
1. a counter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compter
Literary usage of Compter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"On the east side of this street is one of the prison houses pertaining to the
sheriffs of London, and is called the compter in Wood street, ..."
2. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1887)
"NOTICE, The Set of the Index to " The Times "• Newspaper is n <ö w compter in
152 Vols. 4to. cloth, gold lettered, ..."
3. John Howard, and the Prison-world of Europe by William Hepworth Dixon (1850)
"Borough compter.— Nell Gwynn's Charity.— Howard at Cardington.— Two New Laws
passed, abolishing Certain Fees, and providing for the Better Regulation of ..."
4. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1808)
"... thence removed to the compter, then to the Fleet, for charging Ihc justices
of Kent to conform to the laws of king Edward VI. concerning religion, ..."
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