detainer.
The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
Meaning & usage
The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain + -er (action noun suffix). First attested in the 17th century.
One who detains.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English detain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English detainer From detain + -er (agent noun suffix).
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