eussent rencontré
-they had met
Pluperfect subjunctive ils/elles conjugation of rencontrer.

rencontrer

Si la route n’eût pas été décrétée, si les fonds n’eussent pas été votés, ces braves gens n’eussent rencontré là ni ce travail ni ce salaire ; cela est certain encore.
If the road had not been decreed, if the supplies had not been voted, these good people would have had neither work nor salary there; this also is certain.
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