Luctation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luctation \Luc*ta"tion\, n. [L. luctatio, fr. luctari to
     wrestle, strive.]
     Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavor. [R.]
     --Farindon.
     [1913 Webster]