Anchorhold
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The residence of an anchorite or anchoress. countable, uncountable
"Every anchorhold was built close to a church, so as to allow its occupant the privilege of seeing the performance of mass, and of receiving the consecrated wafer, […]"
- 2 The hold or grip of an anchor, or something to which it holds. countable, uncountable
"The Port is very commodious, being one of the largeſt in all theſe Seas , and there is very good Anchorhold all over the Bay"
- 3 Firm hold; security. countable, figuratively, uncountable
Example
More examples"Every anchorhold was built close to a church, so as to allow its occupant the privilege of seeing the performance of mass, and of receiving the consecrated wafer, […]"
Etymology
From anchor + hold.
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