retaining

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of retain

noun

1. The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.

   “All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'.”