I.a wrestling.
I. Lit., Lampr. Alex. Sev. 30.—
B. Transf.
1. A struggling, struggle, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 30, 4.—
2. Toil, exertion, contest, fight: “remo ut luctamen abesset,” Verg. A. 8, 89: Veneris luctamen anhelum exercere, Auct. Epith. in Anthol. Lat. T. II. p. 636: “lento luctamine Poenum compressit,” Claud. B. G. 138.—