counteraddress en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + address.
Meanings
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A speech or address made in response to another speech.
We have received the addresses for removing the chancellor, and the counteraddresses from the lords and convocation; and you will know, before this reaches you, our sentiments of them here.
Dece,ber 31 1713, Jonathan Swift, letter to the Archbishop of Dublin (William King):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counteraddresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |