dētentoDETENTO☆ KeepMeaningto holdLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879DETENTOLEWIS & SHORTDETENTOdētento, no I. perf., ātum, 1, v. intens. a. [id.], to hold or keep back, to detain (late Lat.), Ven. Carm. 11, 21: servos, Cod. Th. 7, 13, 16 al.Read the whole entry