contestation

con·tes·ta·tion

the act of contesting; conflict

Origin of contestation

French from Classical Latin contestatio from contestari

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Noun

(plural contestations)

The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.

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On the "Contestation" on Monastic Studies, see Maitland, Dark Ages, § x.
The best known episode of his subsequent life was the "Contestation" with Mabillon on the lawfulness of monks devoting themselves to study, which De Rance denied.

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