Counterpart

The correspondent part; the part that answers to another; a copy; a duplicate. (Law.) When the parts of an indenture are interchangeably executed by the several parties, that part which is executed by the grantor is termed the original , and the rest are counterparts . If each part is signed by all parties, they are duplicate originals. - One of two correspondent parts of a legal instrument or writing; a duplicate. (Mus.) That part of a musical score which is arranged to be performed in conjunction; as, the soprano is the counterpart to the contralto. Counter-pas's ant, a. ( Her.) Applied to two lions, which, in a coat-of-arms, are represented as going contrary ways.