adjectiverĕtentōrĭusRETENTORIVS☆ KeepMeaningfitted to hold backLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879RETENTORIUSLEWIS & SHORTRETENTORIUSrĕtentōrĭus, a, um, adj. retentor, I. fitted to hold back, checking, restraining (late Lat.): virtus animae, Cassiod. Anim. 6.Read the whole entry