Hold"ing, n. 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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