Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
contendent .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word contendents.
Examples
-
He crawled on a little way, still keeping his head down, underneath the feet of the contendents.
Samuel the Seeker Upton Sinclair 1923
-
Finally, Duke George declared the disputation closed, and each of the contendents departed, as usual, claiming the victory.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
-
The contendents must be restfulness versus rest, and the odds will be overwhelmingly on our side.
The Passion for Souls 1817-1893 1905
-
Richard Garsedale, one of the contendents of the Provost of the
Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth James Endell Tyler 1820
-
It was arranged that on the first day he should walk over the squire's estate, and hear the squire's uncontradicted version of the case, dining at the close of the day with both contendents at the squire's table; and that on the second day, having walked over the baronet's estate, and heard without interruption the other side of the story, he should give his award, sitting over wine after dinner at the rich man's table.
A Book About Lawyers John Cordy Jeaffreson 1866
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.