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holder
[
hohl
-der
]
hold·er
/
ˈhoʊl
dər
/
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[
hohl
-der
]
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noun
1.
something that
holds
or secures:
a pencil holder.
2.
a person who has the ownership,
possession
, or use of something; owner; tenant.
3.
Law
.
a person who has the legal right to enforce a negotiable instrument.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
haldere.
See
hold
1
,
-er
1
Related forms
hold·er·ship,
noun
pre·hold·er,
noun
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to put an end to or suppress a nuisance; to annul a writ
an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution
a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder
damages awarded to a plaintiff in excess of compensatory damages in order to punish the defendant for a reckless or willful act
binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation
the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection
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holder
(ˈhəʊldə)
—
n
1.
a person or thing that holds
2.
a. a person, such as an owner, who has possession or control of something
b. (
in combination
):
householder
3.
law
a person who has possession of a bill of exchange, cheque, or promissory note that he is legally entitled to enforce
'holdership
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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