Con″tent (kŏn″tĕnt or kŏn‐tĕnt″; 277), n.; usually in pl., Contents. 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
I shall prove these writings... authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
Grew.
2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
Strong ship's, of great content.
Bacon.
3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom.
Graunt.
Table of contents, orContents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.