Part 2347

<i>Lamb.</i>

<h1>Conterminate</h1> <Xpage=313>

<hw>Con*ter"mi*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>conterminare</ets> to border upon, fr. <ets>conterminus</ets> conterminous; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>terminus</ets> border.]</ety> <def>Having the same bounds; conterminous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Conterminous</h1> <Xpage=313>

<hw>Con*ter"mi*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>conterminus</ets>. Cf. <er>Conterminous</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous.</def>

<blockquote>This conformed so many of them as were <b>conterminous</b> to the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Conterranean, Conterraneous</h1> <Xpage=313>

<hw><hw>Con`ter*ra"ne*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Con`ter*ra"ne*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>conterraneus</ets>; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>terra</ets> country.]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to the same country.</def>

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>Contesseration</h1> <Xpage=313>

<hw>Con*tes`ser*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>contesseratio</ets>, from <ets>contesserare</ets> to contract friendship by means of the <ets>tesserae</ets> (friendship tokens).]</ety> <def>An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>That person of his [George Herbert], which afforded so unusual a <b>contesseration</b> of elegancies. <i>Oley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Contest</h1> <Xpage=313>

<hw>Con*test"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p.p.</tt> <er>Contested</er>; <tt>p.pr. & vb.n.</tt> <er>Contesting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>contester</ets>, fr. L. <ets>contestari</ets> to call to witness, <ets>contestari litem</ets> to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>testari</ets> to be a witness, <ets>testic</ets> witness. See <er>Testify</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.</def>

<blockquote>The people . . . <b>contested</b> not what was done. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more <b>contested</b> than this. <i>J. D. Morell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; <as>as, the troops <ex>contested</ex> every inch of ground</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.</def>

<cs><col>To contest an election</col>. <fld>(Polit.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To strive to be elected.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To dispute the declared result of an election.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend.</syn>

<h1>Contest</h1> <Xpage=313>

<hw>Con*test"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by <i>with</i>.</def>

<blockquote>The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of <b>contesting</b> with in, when there are hopes of victory. <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove <b>contest</b>? <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Contest</h1> <Xpage=313>

<hw>Con"test</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.</def>

<blockquote>Leave all noisy <b>contest</b>s, all immodest clamors and brawling language. <i>I. Watts.</i></blockquote>