contentation noun. [kɒntɛn'teɪʃ(ǝ)n] arch. LME.
[medieval Latin contentatio(n-), from contentat- pa. ppl stem of contentare: see CONTENT verb, -ATION. Cf. Old French contentacion.]
1. Compensation; payment in satisfaction. Also, expiation of sin. LME-M17.

2. Satisfying of the conscience, allaying of doubt. L15-M17.

3. The action of contenting; the fact of being contented. L15-E18.

4. Contented condition. M16.

5. A source of satisfaction or pleasure. M16-L17.

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