What is that which is contended against; occasion of contest. [Obs.] "Lamenting her unlucky strife." Spenser. See Contention called?
strife — That which is contended against; occasion of contest. [Obs.] "Lamenting her unlucky strife." Spenser. See Contention. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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