English

Noun

retentor ‎(plural retentors)

1. A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position

Related terms

• retention
• retentive

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin, from retentare, from retinere 'to retain, hold back', from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m ‎(plural retentoren or retentors or retentores, diminutive retentortje n)

1. (law) The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own

Related terms

• retentie

Latin

Etymology

From retentare, from retinere 'to retain, hold back', from re- + tenere.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈten.tor/, [rɛˈtɛn.tɔr]

Noun

retentor m ‎(genitive retentōris); third declension

1. One who holds back; detainer, retainer

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

References

• retentor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “retentor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

retentor m (plural retentores)

1. retainer (any thing or person that retains)
2. (law) holder (person who holds a property)

Adjective

retentor m ‎(feminine singular retentora, masculine plural retentores, feminine plural retentoras, comparable)

1. retaining (that retains)