Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Detain (-ed)
detain (-ed), v. [Late ME < L. dētinēre, hold, keep back.] (webplay: let).
Withhold; restrain; retard; seize; (see Judges 13:16).
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detain (-ed), v. [Late ME < L. dētinēre, hold, keep back.] (webplay: let).
Withhold; restrain; retard; seize; (see Judges 13:16).
Return to page 25 of the letter “d”.