Definition of Equipaise
E"qui*poise (?), n. [Equi- +
poise.] 1. Equality of weight or force;
hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing
are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; --
said of moral, political, or social interests or forces.
The means of preserving the equipoise and the
tranquillity of the commonwealth. Burke.
Our little lives are kept in equipoise
By opposite attractions and desires.
Longfellow.
2. Counterpoise.
The equipoise to the clergy being
removed. Buckle.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a state of balance; equilibrium
- a counterbalance
- to act or make to act as an equipoise
- to cause to be or stay in equipoise
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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