COUNT (2)

count (2). Count, n. a foreign title, tale, number, declaration

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Count, v. i. 1. 1. To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.
This excellent man . . . counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen. J. A. Symonds. 2. 2. To reckon; to rely; to depend; — with on or upon.
He was brewer to the palace; and it was apprehended that the government counted on his voice. Macaulay. I think it a great error to count upon the genius of a nation as a standing argument in all ages. Swift. 3. 3. To take account or note; — with of. “No man counts of her beauty.” Shak.
4. 4. (Eng. Law) To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count. Burrill.