To keep, retain (a person) in attendance.
单词 | θ145650 |
释义 | the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (transitive)] > attached to one's person or service (4) at-holdc1200 To keep, retain (a person) in attendance. withholdc1300 To keep attached to one's person or engaged in one's service; to retain for one's pleasure or profit, keep on one's side. Obsolete. retain1449 transitive. Originally: to maintain as a follower or dependent; cf. retainder, n. 2b. Later also more generally: to keep engaged in one's service; to… reservea1529 transitive. To retain (a person) in one's service. Obsolete. |
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