Contenement Con·ten"e·ment (kŏn*tĕn"e*m e nt) noun [ Prefix con- + tenement .] (Law) That which is held together with another thing; that which is connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certain quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable enjoyment of the dwelling; appurtenance. Burrill.

Content Con·tent" (kŏn*tĕnt") adjective [ French content , from Latin contentus , past participle of contenire to hold together, restrain. See Contain .] Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

Having food and rai ment, let us be therewith content .
1 Tim. vi. 8.

Content Con"tent (kŏn"tĕnt or kŏn*tĕnt"; 277) noun ; usually in pl ., Contents . 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.

I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
Grew.

2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [ Obsolete]

Strong ship's, of great content .
Bacon.

3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents ; superficial contents .

The geometrical content , figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom.
Graunt.

Table of contents , or Contents , a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.

Content Con·tent" transitive verb [ French contenter , Late Latin contentare , from Latin contentus , past participle See Content , adjective ] 1. To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.

Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.
I. Watts.

Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.
Mark xv. 15.

2. To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.
Shak.

Syn. -- To satisfy; appease; please. See Satiate .

Content Con·tent" noun 1. Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.

Such is the fullness of my heart's content .
Shak.

2. Acquiescence without examination. [ Obsolete]

The sense they humbly take upon content .
Pope.

3. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

So will I in England work your grace's full content .
Shak.

4. (Eng. House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".

Supposing the number of " Contents " and "Not contents" strictly equal in number and consequence.
Burke.

Contentation Con`ten·ta"tion noun [ Late Latin contentatio .] Content; satisfaction. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Contented Con·tent"ed adjective Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing. -- Con*tent"ed*ly , adverb -- Con*tent"ed*ness , noun

Contentful Con·tent"ful adjective Full of content. [ Obsolete] Barrow.

Contention Con·ten"tion noun [ French contention , Latin contentio . See Contend .] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.

I would my arms could match thee in contention .
Shak.

2. Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention .

Contentions and strivings about the law.
Titus iii. 9.

3. Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.

An end . . . worthy our utmost contention to obtain.
Rogers.

4. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for.

All men seem agreed what is to be done; the contention is how the subject is to be divided and defined.
Bagehot.

This was my original contention , and I still maintain that you should abide by your former decision.
Jowett.

Syn. -- Struggle; strife; contest; quarrel; combat; conflict; feud; litigation; controversy; dissension; variance; disagreement; debate; competition; emulation. -- Contention , Strife . A struggle between two parties is the idea common to these two words. Strife is a struggle for mastery; contention is a struggle for the possession of some desired object, or the accomplishment of some favorite end. Neither of the words is necessarily used in a bad sense, since there may be a generous strife or contention between two friends as to which shall incur danger or submit to sacrifices. Ordinarily, however, these words denote a struggle arising from bad passions. In that case, strife usually springs from a quarrelsome temper, and contention from, a selfish spirit which seeks its own aggrandizement, or is fearful lest others should obtain too much. Strife has more reference to the manner than to the object of a struggle, while contention takes more account of the end to be gained.

Contentious Con·ten"tious adjective [ Latin contentiosus : confer French contentieux .] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.

Despotic and contentious temper.
Macaulay.

2. Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention. Spenser.

More cheerful, though not less contentious , regions.
Brougham.

3. (Law) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.

Contentious jurisdiction (Eng. Eccl. Law) , jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction , or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted.

Syn. -- Quarrelsome; pugnacious; dissentious; wrangling; litigious; perverse; peevish.

-- Con*ten"tious*ly , adverb -- Con*ten"tious*ness , noun

Contentless Con·tent"less adjective [ Content + -less .] Discontented; dissatisfied. [ R.] Shak.

Contently Con·tent"ly adverb In a contented manner. [ Obsolete]

Contentment Con·tent"ment (kŏn*tĕnt"m e nt) noun [ Confer French contentement . See Content , transitive verb ] 1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content.

Contentment without external honor is humility.
Grew.

Godliness with contentment is great gain.
1 Tim. vi. 6.

2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the contentment of avarice is impossible.

3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. [ Obsolete]

At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city.
Sir H. Wotton.

Contents Con·tents noun plural See Content , noun

Conterminable Con·ter"mi·na·ble adjective Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place; conterminous.

Love and life not conterminable .
Sir H. Wotton.

Conterminal Con·ter"mi·nal adjective [ Late Latin conterminalis .] Conterminous.

Conterminant Con·ter"mi·nant adjective Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. Lamb.

Conterminate Con·ter"mi·nate adjective [ Latin conterminare to border upon, from conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border.] Having the same bounds; conterminous. [ Obsolete] B. Jonson.

Conterminous Con·ter"mi·nous adjective [ Latin conterminus . Confer Conterminous .] Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous.

This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws.
Sir M. Hale.

Conterranean, Conterraneous Con`ter·ra"ne·an, Con`ter·ra"ne·ous adjective [ Latin conterraneus ; con- + terra country.] Of or belonging to the same country. Howell.

Contesseration Con·tes`ser·a"tion noun [ Latin contesseratio , from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae (friendship tokens).] An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union. [ Obsolete]

That person of his [ George Herbert], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies.
Oley.

Contest Con·test" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Contested ; present participle & verbal noun Contesting .] [ French contester , from Latin contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See Testify .] 1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.

The people . . . contested not what was done.
Locke.

Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this.
J. D. Morell.

2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.

3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.

To contest an election . (Polit.) (a) To strive to be elected. (b) To dispute the declared result of an election.

Syn. -- To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend.

Contest Con·test" intransitive verb To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with .

The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.
Bp. Burnet.

Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest ?
Pope.

Contest Con"test noun 1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.

Leave all noisy contests , all immodest clamors and brawling language.
I. Watts.

2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter.

The late battle had, in effect, been a contest between one usurper and another.
Hallam.

It was fully expected that the contest there would be long and fierce.
Macaulay.

Syn. -- Conflict; combat; battle; encounter; shock; struggle; dispute; altercation; debate; controvesy; difference; disagreement; strife. -- Contest , Conflict , Combat , Encounter . Contest is the broadest term, and had originally no reference to actual fighting. It was, on the contrary, a legal term signifying to call witnesses , and hence came to denote first a struggle in argument, and then a struggle for some common object between opposing parties, usually one of considerable duration, and implying successive stages or acts. Conflict denotes literally a close personal engagement, in which sense it is applied to actual fighting. It is, however, more commonly used in a figurative sense to denote strenuous or direct opposition; as, a mental conflict ; conflicting interests or passions; a conflict of laws. An encounter is a direct meeting face to face. Usually it is a hostile meeting, and is then very nearly coincident with conflict ; as, an encounter of opposing hosts. Sometimes it is used in a looser sense; as, "this keen encounter of our wits." Shak. Combat is commonly applied to actual fighting, but may be used figuratively in reference to a strife or words or a struggle of feeling.

Contestable Con·test"a·ble adjective [ Confer French contestable .] Capable of being contested; debatable.

Contestant Con·test"ant noun [ Confer French contestant .] One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

Contestation Con`tes·ta"tion noun [ Latin contestatio testimony: confer French contestation a contesting.] 1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. "Loverlike contestation ." Milton.

After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations , she found means to withdraw.
Clarendon.

2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [ Obsolete]

A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.
Barrow.

Contestingly Con·test"ing·ly adverb In a contending manner.

Contex Con·tex transitive verb To context. [ Obsolete] Boyle.

Context Con·text" adjective [ Latin contextus , past participle of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text .] Knit or woven together; close; firm. [ Obsolete]

The coats, without, are context and callous.
Derham.

Context Con"text noun [ Latin contextus ; confer French contexte .] The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.

According to all the light that the contexts afford.
Sharp.

Context Con·text" transitive verb To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [ Obsolete] Feltham.

The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.
R. Junius.

Contextural Con·tex"tur·al adjective Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven. Dr. John Smith (1666).

Contexture Con·tex"ture noun [ Confer French contexture .] The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture.

That wonderful contexture of all created beings.
Dryden.

He was not of any delicate contexture ; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
Sir H. Wotton.

Contextured Con·tex"tured adjective Formed into texture; woven together; arranged; composed. [ R.] Carlyle.

Conticent Con"ti·cent adjective [ Latin conticens , present participle of conticere ; con- + tacere to be silent.] Silent. [ R.] "The guests sit conticent ." Thackeray.

Contignation Con`tig·na"tion noun [ Latin contignatio , from contignare to join with beams; con- + tignum beam.] 1. The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric. Burke.

2. A framework or fabric, as of beams. Sir H. Wotton.

Contiguate Con·tig"u·ate adjective [ Late Latin contiguatus .] Contiguous; touching. [ Obsolete] Holland.

Contiguity Con`ti·gu"i·ty noun [ Confer French contiguité , Late Latin contiguitas .] The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity.

The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes.
T. Warton.

Contiguous Con·tig"u·ous adjective [ Latin contiguus ; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent .] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.

The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles.
Sir I. Newton.

Sees no contiguous palace rear its head.
Goldsmith.

Contiguous angles . See Adjacent angles , under Angle .

Syn. -- Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent .

-- Con*tig"u*ous*ly , adverb -- Con*tig"u*ous*ness , noun

Continence, Continency Con"ti·nence, Con"ti·nen·cy noun [ French continence , Latin continentia . See Continent , and confer Countenance .] 1. Self-restraint; self-command.

He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers.
Dryden.

2. The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence.

If they [ the unmarried and widows] have not continency , let them marry.
1 Cor. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ).

Chastity is either abstinence or continence : abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence , that of married persons.
Jer. Taylor.

3. Uninterrupted course; continuity. [ Obsolete] Ayliffe.

Continent Con"ti·nent adjective [ Latin continens , -entis , prop., present participle of continere to hold together, to repress: confer French continent . See Contain .] 1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. [ Obsolete] Shak.

2. Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.

Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower.
Shak.

3. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.

My past life

Hath been as continent , as chaste, as true,

As I am now unhappy.
Shak.

4. Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever. [ Obsolete]

The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with the west side of America, yet certainly it is the least disoined by sea of all that coast.
Berrewood.

Continent Con"ti·nent noun [ Latin continens , prop., a holding together: confer French continent . See Continent , adjective ] 1. That which contains anything; a receptacle. [ Obsolete]

The smaller continent which we call a pipkin.
Bp. Kennet.

2. One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Physics Geology) , a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

» The continents are now usually regarded as six in number: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. But other large bodies of land are also reffered to as continents; as, the Antarctic continent ; the continent of Greenland. Europe, Asia, and Africa are often grouped together as the Eastern Continent , and North and South America as the Western Continent .

The Continent , the main land of Europe, as distinguished from the islands, especially from England.

Continental Con`ti·nen"tal adjective 1. Of or pertaining to a continent.

2. Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition. Macaulay.

No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances.
Hallam.

3. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money.

The army before Boston was designated as the Continental army, in contradistinction to that under General Gage, which was called the "Ministerial army."
W. Irving.

Continental Congress . See under Congress . -- Continental system (Hist.) , the blockade of Great Britain ordered by Napoleon by the decree of Berlin, Nov. 21, 1806; the object being to strike a blow at the maritime and commercial supremacy of Great Britain, by cutting her off from all intercourse with the continent of Europe.

Continental Con`ti·nen"tal noun (Amer. Hist.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental , adjective , 3.

Continental drive Con`ti·nen"tal drive (Automobiles) A transmission arrangement in which the longitudinal crank shaft drives the rear wheels through a clutch, change-speed gear, countershaft, and two parallel side chains, in order.

Continental glacier Continental glacier A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading outward from a central névé, or region of accumulation.

Continental pronunciation Continental pronunciation (of Latin and Greek.) A method of pronouncing Latin and Greek in which the vowels have their more familiar Continental values, as in German and Italian, the consonants being pronounced mostly as in English. The stricter form of this method of pronouncing Latin approaches the Roman, the modified form the English, pronunciation. The Continental method of Greek pronunciation is often called Erasmian .

Continental system Continental system (Hist.) The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree , which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov. 21, 1806, declaring the British Isles to be in a state of blockade, and British subjects, property, and merchandise subject to capture, and excluding British ships from all parts of Europe under French dominion. The retaliatory measures of England were followed by the Milan decree , issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807, imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be lawful prize.

Continently Con"ti·nent·ly adverb In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.

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