What is the Latin word for keeping?

The usual Latin words for “keeping” are cōnservātiō, repositiō, lignum; also dēpositiō, dēpōnō, dēpŏsĭtor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“keeping” in Latin

cōnservātiōa conservation, protection repositiōrestoring; storing lignumfirewood; wood tissue; tree dēpositiōdepositing, burying; deposition, testimony dēpōnōto lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit; to resign, get rid of, give up; to wager, stake, bet dēpŏsĭtorOne who deposits

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

keeping

conservatio (a preserving): repositio (a laying by for a fixed use; foeni, ligni, Pallad., 1, 32). To give anybody anything in keeping, alicui aliquid ad servandum dare: deponere aliquid apud aliquem (to deposit with anybody, as money, a will, etc.): to have given a person anything in keeping, aliquid apud aliquem depositum habere: a giving in keeping, depositio: a thing given in keeping, depositum: one that gives a thing in keeping, depositor (Ulp., Dig., 16, 3, 1, §37).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for keeping?: The usual Latin words for “keeping” are cōnservātiō, repositiō, lignum; also dēpositiō, dēpōnō, dēpŏsĭtor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.