retineo.
to keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay
Meaning & usage
to keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay
Dēcernimus ergō ut nūllī omnīnō hominum liceat vestrum coenobium temere perturbāre, aut eius possessiōnēs auferre, vel ablātās retinēre.
to hold in check, repress, check, stop, stay
to hold fast, maintain, preserve, protect, guard, retain
to remember, remind, keep in mind
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin retineō From re- + teneō (“hold; restrain”).
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