What does "counterchange" mean?

An exchange of one thing for another.

What is a synonym for "counterchange"?

Common synonyms include: alternate, alternation, bandy, change, commutation, commute.

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
An exchange of one thing for another. obsolete
2
Due return (for an action etc.); reciprocation. obsolete
"But Paridell sore brused with the blow, / Could not arise, the counterchaunge to scorse [...]."

Verb

1
To give and receive; C; to exchange.
2
cause to change places wordnet
3
To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
"Witch-elms that counterchange the floor / Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright."

"Witch-elms that counterchange the floor / Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright."

From Middle French contrechange (noun), contrechanger (verb).