retainmentn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/rəˈteɪnm(ə)nt/,

/riˈteɪnm(ə)nt/

Forms: late Middle English reteignement, late Middle English retenement, 1500s reteygnement, 1500s reteynement, 1600s retaynement, 1600s reteinement, 1600s– retainment.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French reteignement , retenement ; retain v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: Partly < Anglo-Norman reteignement, retinement, Anglo-Norman and Middle French retenement, Middle French retennement delay, cause of delay, obstruction, thing kept back, holding back, withholding, retention in service (all 12th cent. in Old French or Anglo-Norman), repair, (in medicine) failure to evacuate (both 13th cent.), (in law) illegal retention of a distress (13th or 14th cent.; < retenir retain v. + -ment -ment suffix), and partly < retain v. + -ment suffix. Compare post-classical Latin retenementum , retinementum reservation (11th cent.), prevention, hindrance, obstacle (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), retenamentum , retentamentum harbouring (of criminals) (1305, 1241 respectively in British sources). Compare retention n., retaining n., retainer n.¹

The action or an act of retaining a person or thing (in various senses of the verb); retention; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [noun]

holding?c1225

keepingc1400

retainment1449

retainer1453

retain1455

retainingc1460

retainder1467

retinue1489

retentivea1500

retention1540

reservation1607

retainal1754

reserval1829

the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood

substancec1384

maintenance1389

sustenance1389

sustentation1389

sustaining1395

findingc1400

uphold1439

retainment1449

exhibition?a1475

entertainment?c1475

upholdingc1480

entertaininga1492

sustenation1496

support1561

alimentation1590

alimony1622

enablement1626

subsisting1698

keep1801

life support1852

palimony1977

1449 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Feb. 1449 §21. m. 6 Such takyng or takynges, recettementes, abettementes or reteignementes..shuld be adjugged grete treson.

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Lv^v Lesse we through reteygnemente and usage therof, be occasioned to resume..the sayd bishop.

1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iv. lxiv. 103 Though hee had those inforcements of expence, Both for offence, retaynements, and defence.

1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iv. sig. H2 It breeds such feare in me, That makes this thy reteinement.

1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. xi. 437 The Retainment of the same Name which the deceased had here, unless there be some special reason to change it.

1755 W. Sharp Diss. upon Genius 111 A very discernible equality in their perception of ideas, and of their retainment of them.

1770 A. Lockhart Petition Duke of Buccleugh 13 Feb. 19 The Crown's Acquiescence for a Century past, in the Petitioner and his Predecessor's Retainment and Possession of these Feu-duties.

1842 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) I. 230 Correctly insisting upon the Romish Retainment of the great Catholic Articles of Faith.

1879 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 22 Oct. They had come to regard Agnes as their own and pleaded for her retainment.

1932 Times 1 Nov. p. xxviii/4 The custom of the trade is healthily elastic in that respect, the retainment of an agency depending mainly upon the successful services rendered to the shipper.

1953 Adv. in Catalysis & Related Subj. 5 21 The lattice showed no signs of expansion by a retainment of nitrogen.

1996 Denver Post (Nexis) 13 Oct. a1 She has supervised other women for whom day care was a concern in terms of job performance and employee retainment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retainment
释义	retainmentn. Brit. /rᵻˈteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈteɪnm(ə)nt/, /riˈteɪnm(ə)nt/ Forms: late Middle English reteignement, late Middle English retenement, 1500s reteygnement, 1500s reteynement, 1600s retaynement, 1600s reteinement, 1600s– retainment. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French reteignement , retenement ; retain v., -ment suffix. Etymology: Partly < Anglo-Norman reteignement, retinement, Anglo-Norman and Middle French retenement, Middle French retennement delay, cause of delay, obstruction, thing kept back, holding back, withholding, retention in service (all 12th cent. in Old French or Anglo-Norman), repair, (in medicine) failure to evacuate (both 13th cent.), (in law) illegal retention of a distress (13th or 14th cent.; < retenir retain v. + -ment -ment suffix), and partly < retain v. + -ment suffix. Compare post-classical Latin retenementum , retinementum reservation (11th cent.), prevention, hindrance, obstacle (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources), retenamentum , retentamentum harbouring (of criminals) (1305, 1241 respectively in British sources). Compare retention n., retaining n., retainer n.¹ The action or an act of retaining a person or thing (in various senses of the verb); retention; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] holding?c1225 keepingc1400 retainment1449 retainer1453 retain1455 retainingc1460 retainder1467 retinue1489 retentivea1500 retention1540 reservation1607 retainal1754 reserval1829 the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood substancec1384 maintenance1389 sustenance1389 sustentation1389 sustaining1395 findingc1400 uphold1439 retainment1449 exhibition?a1475 entertainment?c1475 upholdingc1480 entertaininga1492 sustenation1496 support1561 alimentation1590 alimony1622 enablement1626 subsisting1698 keep1801 life support1852 palimony1977 1449 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Feb. 1449 §21. m. 6 Such takyng or takynges, recettementes, abettementes or reteignementes..shuld be adjugged grete treson. 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Lv^v Lesse we through reteygnemente and usage therof, be occasioned to resume..the sayd bishop. 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iv. lxiv. 103 Though hee had those inforcements of expence, Both for offence, retaynements, and defence. 1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iv. sig. H2 It breeds such feare in me, That makes this thy reteinement. 1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. xi. 437 The Retainment of the same Name which the deceased had here, unless there be some special reason to change it. 1755 W. Sharp Diss. upon Genius 111 A very discernible equality in their perception of ideas, and of their retainment of them. 1770 A. Lockhart Petition Duke of Buccleugh 13 Feb. 19 The Crown's Acquiescence for a Century past, in the Petitioner and his Predecessor's Retainment and Possession of these Feu-duties. 1842 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) I. 230 Correctly insisting upon the Romish Retainment of the great Catholic Articles of Faith. 1879 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 22 Oct. They had come to regard Agnes as their own and pleaded for her retainment. 1932 Times 1 Nov. p. xxviii/4 The custom of the trade is healthily elastic in that respect, the retainment of an agency depending mainly upon the successful services rendered to the shipper. 1953 Adv. in Catalysis & Related Subj. 5 21 The lattice showed no signs of expansion by a retainment of nitrogen. 1996 Denver Post (Nexis) 13 Oct. a1 She has supervised other women for whom day care was a concern in terms of job performance and employee retainment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1449
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