De*tain" , n. Detention. [Obs.]
Spenser.
De*tain" (d&esl;*tān"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Detaining.]
[F. détenir, L. detinere,
detentum; de + tenere to hold. See
Tenable.] 1. To keep back
or from; to
withhold.
Detain not the wages of
the hireling.
Jer. Taylor. 2. To
restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop;
to delay; as, we were
detained by an accident.
Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a
kid for thee.
Judges xiii. 15.
3. To hold or keep
in custody.
Syn. -- To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
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