dimication
noun
dim·i·ca·tion
ˌdiməˈkāshən
plural -s
archaic
: contest, strife
Word History
Etymology
Latin dimication-, dimicatio, from dimicatus (past participle of dimicare to fight, from di- —from dis- apart—+ micare to flash) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Welsh dirmygu to despise, Persian miža, muža eyelash, Greek omichlē mist