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self-holder
self-holder n.
Brit. 
/ˌsɛlfˈhəʊldə/
, /ˌsɛlfˈhəʊldə/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈhoʊldər/
(a) a ruler who holds absolute and unconstrained power, as opposed to by virtue of convention, a constitution, or endorsement by another party (now historical and rare); cf. autocrat n. 1 (b) an instrument or attachment designed to hold something in place by itself./ˌsɛlfˈhoʊldər/ΚΠ
1702 True Picture Anc. Tory 6 A Monarch is a Person that governs according to his own Will and Pleasure, as does the French King; he is a Self-Holder, as is the Czar of Muscovy.
1865 M. Mackenzie Use Laryngoscope 85 The Self-holder, or fixateur for holding the laryngeal mirror after introduction.
1948 B. D. Wolfe Three who made Revol. i. 29 Samoderzhetz, self-holder of power, was his [sc. the Russian Tsar] untranslatable Slavic title.
2006 J. Kirkup Evol. Surg. Instruments xix. 286/1 Assalini's artery tenaculums have sharp hooklike terminations that lock together to make the instrument an effective self-holder of vessels.
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