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One who contends; a contestant.

A female contestant. [R.]

That which is held together with another thing; that which is connected with a tenetment, or thing holden, as a certin quantity of land a Burrill.

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 rainment, let us be therewith content. 1 Tim. vi. 8.

Content; satisfaction. [Obs.] Bacon.

Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing. -- Con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Con*tent"ed*ness, n.

Full of content. [Obs.] Barrow.

A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. I would my arcontenion. Shak.

Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay.

Discontented; dissatisfied. [R.] Shak.

In a contented manner. [Obs.]

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.

See Content, n.

Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or place; conterminous. Love and life not conterminable. Sir H. Wotton.

Conterminous.

Having the same limits; ending at the same time; conterminous. Lamb.

Having the same bounds; conterminous. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

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.

Of or belonging to the same country. Howell.

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