retainer

1. n. One who, or that which, retains. Source: opted

2. n. One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on. Source: opted

3. n. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery. Source: opted

4. n. The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause. Source: opted

5. n. The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right. Source: opted

6. n. 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. Source: opted

7. n. The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence. Source: opted

8. n. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone Source: wordnet

9. n. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) Source: wordnet

10. n. a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment Source: wordnet

11. 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. Source: webster

12. n:100 n. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone n. a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment Source: ecdict

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