holden
verb
a past participle of hold.
holden
1 American
[hohl-duhn]
/ ˈhoʊl dən /
verb
Archaic.
Holden
2
American
[hohl-duhn]
/ ˈhoʊl dən /
noun
holden
British
/ ˈhəʊldən /
verb
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At a meeting of the Court of Assistants, holden at Boston, Nov. 19, 1630,—present the governor, deputy-governor, Sir Richard Saltonstall, Mr. Ludlowe, Capt.
From Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 by William W. Wheildon
This ancient market town, in which the petty sessions for the High Peak are holden, is situated on the western bank of the river Wye.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
Looking back over the Divine life and deeds of Jesus, St Peter said: “It was not possible that He should be holden of death.”
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay
They were also called the Westphalian tribunals, as they could only be holden in the Red Land, or Westphalia, and only Westphalians were amenable to their jurisdiction.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
There are few whose eyes are now holden as they used to be, as to the surpassing place in the history of culture of the last three centuries of the Middle Ages.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
Anthropic’s president, Daniela Amodei, sister of CEO Dario Amodei, is the wife of Holden Karnofsky, who co-founded two large effective altruist nonprofits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In 2007, financial professionals Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld quit their jobs to launch GiveWell, which produced data-driven analyses of charities' effectiveness.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"If he was on that stage, everybody liked him and he just threw darts, I think I'd get bored of watching him," Holden said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Holden Triplett, who served as Trump’s counterintelligence director on the National Security Council during his first term, said Russian intelligence frequently seeks to build ties with U.S. government officials and their family members.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Were all Holden Caulfield at fifteen, but when we grow up we want to be Atticus Finch.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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