in a general sense, is the same with rivalry, or when two or more persons contend for the same thing.

in Scots Law. In elcheats, see Law, Part III. No. clxvi. 17, &c. In confirmations by the superior, in resignations, and in personal rights of lands, ibid. clxviii. 5—9. In inhibitions, in adjudication, among affines, arresters, and pounders, ibid. clxxi. 6. clxxxii. 3. clxxxvii. 2. clxxxviii. 8, 9, 10. Among creditors of a defunct, clxxxii. 19.