custody; tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip.
fangs, teeth, claws, talons, nail, unguis, hook, tentacle,
tenaculum; bond &c (vinculum) 45.
clutches, tongs, forceps, pincers, nippers, pliers, vice.
paw, hand, finger, wrist, fist, neaf†, neif†.
bird in hand; captive &c 754.
V. retain, keep; hold fast one's own, hold tight one's own, hold fast
one's ground, hold tight one's ground; clinch, clench, clutch, grasp,
gripe, hug, have a firm hold of.
secure, withhold, detain; hold back, keep back; keep close;
husband &c (store) 636; reserve; have in stock, have on hand, keep in
stock &c (possess) 777; entail, tie up, settle.
Adj. retaining &c v.; retentive, tenacious.
unforfeited†, undeprived, undisposed, uncommunicated.
incommunicable, inalienable; in mortmain [Fr.]; in strict
settlement.
Phr. uti possidetis [Lat.].