holden
1 Americanverb
noun
verb
Example Sentences
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At a General Court, holden at Boston, the 18th of May, 1631, there were present Mr. Winthrop, governor; Mr. Dudley, deputy-governor; Mr. Ludlowe, Capt.
From Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 by Wheildon, William W.
According to an ancient law-book, the Fehm-court at Brunswick was thus regulated and holden.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas
The two disciples were going to a village called Emmaus threescore furlongs distant from Jerusalem, and while they are conversing Jesus joins them, "but their eyes were holden that they should not know him."
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard
I have thee holden In what Scotia calls a "grup," All my fleeces now are golden, Full troy weight—for wool is up!
From The Coo-ee Reciter by Various
Coles had lost eighty thousand dollars by his speculation in the Snowden, for one half of which Kennedy was holden to him; but the bond had been effectually cancelled by the death of the principal.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver
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