Hold"ing, n. 1.
The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or
retaining.
2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of
another.
3. That which holds, binds, or
influences. Burke.
4. The burden or chorus of a song.
[Obs.] Shak.
Holding note (Mus.), a note sustained
in one part, while the other parts move.