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
Example Sentences
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Long before we see it, it was there, but our eyes were holden.
From Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
At a General Court, holden at Boston, the 18th of May, 1631, there were present Mr. Winthrop, governor; Mr. Dudley, deputy-governor; Mr. Ludlowe, Capt.
From Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 by Wheildon, William W.
The town-hall, or sessions-house, in which the assizes for the county are holden, is situated in an area before St. Paul's church.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
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 Wheildon, William W.
On the following Tuesday a meeting of the proprietors was holden, and Mr. Ballou was invited to take the pastoral charge by a unanimous vote.
From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Ballou, Maturin Murray
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