Definition
| • | To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like. |
| • | To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor. |
| • | To restrain; to prevent. |
| • | To belong; to pertain. |
| • | To keep; to continue; to remain. |
