Definition of Holden

1. Verb. (archaic) (past participle of hold) ¹

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Definition of Holden

1. hold [v] - See also: hold

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holden

hold up one's end
hold water
hold with the hare and run with the hounds
hold your fire
holdable
holdall
holdalls
holdawayite
holdawayites
holdback
holdbacks
holddown
holddowns
holde
holded
holden (current term)
holdenite
holder
holderbat
holderbats
holders
holdest
holdeth
holdfast
holdfasts
holding
holding a candle
holding action
holding all of the aces
holding all of the cards

Literary usage of Holden

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1897)
"7; Robert Rimmington & Clémence holden, 1615 May 9; Josias Colville & Elizabeth holden, ... 1657 April 6; Samuel holden, son of Richard holden of Brenden, ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1899)
"1763 Ata General Assembly begun and holden.... Anno Regni Georgii III Quarto. the Fourteenth Day of October, ... 1763.... And from thence continued by ..."

3. American Book Prices Current (1921)
"holden, G., Apr. 28, '20. (1131) $15.00. MINNESOTA. Journal of the House of Representatives. First Session of the Legislative Assembly held af St. Paul, ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"holden and Joseph B. Hecht were personal friends, and the defendants had been ... On January 5, 1915, holden and Hecht, representing the plaintiff and the ..."

5. Collections by Massachusetts Historical Society (1871)
"PETITION OF RANDALL holden AND JOHN GREEN.* To the King's Most Excellent ... For a notice of holden see note, ante, p. 347. Green is supposed to have been a ..."

6. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1896)
"holden, BABCOCK, AITKEN. Library Committee—Miss O'HALLORAN, Messrs. ... Committee on the Comet-Medal—Messrs. holden (ex-officio) ..."

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