The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contendent
Contendent \Con*tend"ent\, n. [L. contendens, p. pr.] An antagonist; a contestant. [Obs.]
In all notable changes and revolutions the contendents
have been still made a prey to the third party.
--L'Estrange.
Wiktionary
contendent
n. (context obsolete English) An antagonist; a contestant.
Usage examples of "contendent".
Had Paft’s death resulted in some inter-clan quarrel over the heirship and the other clans withdrawn to let the various contendents for that honor fight it out?