Re*tain"er (?), n. 1.
One who, or that which, retains.
2. One who is retained or kept in service; an
attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.
3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but
occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.
Cowell.
4. (Law) (a) The act of
a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his
cause. (b) The act of withholding what one
has in his hands by virtue of some right. (c)
A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause,
or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; --
called also retaining fee. Bouvier.
Blackstone.
5. The act of keeping dependents, or the state
of being in dependence. Bacon.
Re*tain"er (?), n. 1.
One who, or that which, retains.
2. One who is retained or kept in service; an
attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.
3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but
occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.
Cowell.
4. (Law) (a) The act of
a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his
cause. (b) The act of withholding what one
has in his hands by virtue of some right. (c)
A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause,
or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; --
called also retaining fee. Bouvier.
Blackstone.
5. The act of keeping dependents, or the state
of being in dependence. Bacon.
