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contendent

contendent noun: an antagonist, rival, or contestant.

Noun

contendent (plural contendents)

  1. (obsolete) An antagonist, rival, or contestant.
    • In all notable changes and revolutions the contendents have been still made a prey to the third party.1679, Roger L'Estrange, The Case Put Concerning the Succession of the Duke of York

Forms of contendent

pluralcontendents

Origin of contendent

Borrowed from Latin contendens, contendentis, present participle of contendō.

Questions about contendent

What does contendent mean?
Contendent means an antagonist, rival, or contestant.
What part of speech is contendent?
Contendent is a noun.
What is the plural of contendent?
The plural of contendent is contendents.

Words near contendent in the dictionary

  1. contemptus mundi
  2. contend
  3. contend with
  4. contended
  5. contended with
  6. contendent
  7. contendents
  8. contender
  9. contenders
  10. contendership
  11. contendest

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