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