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.
© Webster 1913.