Retain

re-tan', v. t. [-tained (-tand'), -taining.] To continue to hold, keep in po e ion; to keep in pay, employ by a fee paid.— Retain'er, n. One who retains; one who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; adherent; dependent; a fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor.— Retenlion, n. Act of, or state of being, etc.; custody; faculty of the mind by which it retains ideas.— Retenlive, -tiv, a. Having power to, etc.— Retinue, -Y-nu, n. A body of retainers train; of attendants; suite.