con·test   (kŏn'těst')    n.   A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges. See Synonyms at conflict. v.   (kən-těst', kŏn'těst') con·test·ed, con·test·ing, con·tests v.   tr. To compete or strive for. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge: contest a will. See Synonyms at oppose. v.   intr. To struggle or compete; contend: contested with other bidders for the antique. [Probably from French conteste, from contester, to dispute, from Old French, to call to witness, from Latin contestārī : com-, com- + testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots.] con·test'a·ble adj., con'tes·ta'tion (kŏn'tě-stā'shən) n., con·test'er n.

Contestation

Con`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. contestatio testimony: cf. F. contestation a contesting.]

1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. "Loverlike contestation." --Milton.

After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. --Clarendon.

2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]

A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. --Barrow.