contendedadj.
/kənˈtɛndɪd/ Striven for, disputed.
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society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention
controverteda1631
contended1700
contested1728
1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 36 All dropp'd their Tears, ev'n the contended Maid.
1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc vii. 154 From his grasp Wrench the contended weapon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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