Holding
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In English law. A piece of land held under a lease or similar tenancy for agricultural, pastoral or similar purposes.
In Scotch law. The tenure or nature of the right given by the superior to the vassal. Bell.
— Holding over. See Hold, v.
— Holding up the hand. In criminni practice. A formality observed in the arraignment of prisoners. Held to be not absolutely necessary. 1 W. Bl.