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Foreholding

//fɔːˈhəʊldɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of forehold: a prediction; a superstitious prognostication; also, an ominous foreboding. form-of, gerund, rare

    "Bold will be the opposition to the only Son of Mary [i.e., Jesus], to worship the Lord. / The youth ready to assist, from God he sprang, whether he be knowing, whether he be simple. / Thy foreholding, coeval with perfect trees, / Had been expanded beautifully from the lap of Jesus."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forehold form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From forehold + -ing.

Etymology 2

From forehold + -ing.

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