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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Retention
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(1):
(n.) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.
(2):
(n.) The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
(3):
(n.) The power of retaining; retentiveness.
(4):
(n.) That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions.
(5):
(n.) The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
(6):
(n.) Place of custody or confinement.