[ Contrarien], v. to oppose, C2.—OF. contrarier; Late Lat. contrariare.
[ Contree], sb. country, MD, C2, C3; contre, MD, C; contreie, S2; contreye, S2; cuntre, S2, MD, C; contrai, S2, MD.—OF. contree (AF. cuntree), Prov. contrada; Late Lat. contrata, from Lat. contra, see SkD.
[ Control], sb. restrictive authority, Sh.—OF. contre-rôle, contre-rolle, a duplicate roll, used for verification, see Brachet, Cotg. (s.v. controlle).
[ Control], v. to restrain, check, Sh.
[ Controller], sb. superintendent, overseer of accounts, Sh.; comptroller, S3.
[ Controven], v. to contrive, MD, PP; controeven, MD, S2; contreven, PP; contriven, MD.—AF. controver; con + OF. trover, to find, compose poetry; Low Lat. tropare, from tropus, a song, lit. a trope, turn of speech; Gr. τρόπος, a turn.
[ Conventiculis], sb. pl. assemblies, W2.
[ Conveyen], v. to accompany, also to bring, MD.—AF. cunveier; Late Lat. conviare, to accompany.
[ Conyng], sb. cony, rabbit, MD, S2, S3, P; konyng, S; cunin, S; conig, MD, HD; cony, Prompt., HD; conies, pl., S3.—AF. conyng, conyn, conil (pl. conis); Lat. cuniculum (acc.).
[ Conyngere], sb. rabbit-warren, MD, HD; connyngere, Prompt.