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One who, or that which, retains. |
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One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an
adherent; a hanger-on. |
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Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally
attending and wearing his master's livery. |
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The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or
counselor to manage his cause. |
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The act of withholding what one has in his hands by
virtue of some right. |
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A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a
cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the
case; -- called also retaining fee. |
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The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in
dependence. |
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