- Accepted rule or usage - A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist,
something; contest; strife. - Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel;
dispute; as, a bone of contention. - Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal. - A point maintained in an argument, or a line of
argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or
strife; a position taken or contended for.