Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (II) Intersocial Volition
Section IV. Possessive Relations
1. Property in general

781. Retention.

   NOUN:RETENTION; retaining &c. v.; keep [archaic], detention, custody; tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip; bond (vinculum) [See Vinculum].
  CLUTCHES, tongs, forceps, tenaculum, pincers, nippers, pliers, vise, hook.
  fangs, teeth, claws, talons, nail, unguis, tentacle.
  paw, hand, finger, wrist, fist, nieve or nief [archaic or dial.].
  CAPTIVE [See Prisoner]; bird in hand.
   VERB:RETAIN, keep; hold, – fast, – tight, – one’s own, – one’s ground; clinch, clench, clutch, grasp, gripe, hug, have a firm hold of.
  SECURE, withhold, detain; hold -, keep- back; keep close; husband (store) [See Store]; reserve; have -, keep- in stock (possess) [See Possession]; entail, tie up, settle.
   ADJECTIVE:RETENTIVE, tenacious; retaining &c. v.
  UNFORFEITED, undeprived, undisposed, uncommunicated.
  INCOMMUNICABLE, inalienable; in mortmain; in strict settlement.
   QUOTATION:Uti possidetis.