holding

holding is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.

[2] A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.

[3] That which holds, binds, or influences. Burke.

[4] The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] Shak. Holding note (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.

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