01 n. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
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1.
The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
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2.
A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
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3.
That which holds, binds, or influences.
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4.
The burden or chorus of a song.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
Holding note —
a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.