Stamina
Stamina (stam"i*nȧ) , noun, plural
See Stamen.
Stamina , noun, plural
1.
The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength.
2.
Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State.
He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest.
3.
The power of endurance; the ability to withstand fatigue, disease, deprivation, etc., and continue working.