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n a contest; an abettor; a backer. [Colloq.] Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states. The London Times.

One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.

Land held in copyhold. Milton.

One possessed of land in copyhold.

A holding with the feet; firm L'Estrange.

The forward part of the hold of a ship.

Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held. Kent. Burrill. To abate into a freehold. See under Abate.

The possessor of a freehold.

One who has money invested in the public funds. J. S. Mill.

The flicker; -- called also high-hole. [Local, U. S.]

ell under the same roof and compose a family. And calls, without affecting airs, His household twice a day to prayers. Swift.

d of a family; one who occupies a house with his family. Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant. Macaulay. Compound householder. See Compound, a.

To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

An inhabitant. [Obs.] Spenser.

One who keeps an inn.

A holder, owner, or proprietor of land. -- Land"hold`ing, n. & a.

Held by lease.

A tenant under a lease. -- Lease"hold`ing, a. & n.

Land held by a life estate.