CONTENT (2)

content (2). Content, v.t. to satisfy, please, gratify, pacify

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Con″tent (kŏn″tĕnt or kŏn‐tĕnt″; 277), n.; usually in pl., Contents. 1. 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original. Grew. 2. 2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
Strong ship's, of great content. Bacon. 3. 3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom. Graunt. Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.