What is 2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim. The law hath yet another hold on you. Shak called?
hold — 2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim. The law hath yet another hold on you. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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