retainership

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri tā′nər ship′)

re•tain•er•ship (ri tā′nər ship′),USA pronunciation n.

re•tain•er¹ /rɪˈteɪnɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

re•tain•er² /rɪˈteɪnɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

re•tain•er¹ (ri tā′nər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that retains.
a servant or attendant who has served a family for many years.
Mechanical EngineeringAlso called cage, separator. [Mach.]a ring separating, and moving with, balls or rollers in a bearing.
Dentistry[Orthodontics.]
- a fixed or removable device worn in the mouth to hold the teeth in their new position during the adaptive period after straightening appliances have been removed.
- Prosthodontics. a part on a bridge or the like by which the bridge is attached to the natural teeth.

re•tain′er•ship′, n.

re•tain•er² (ri tā′nər),USA pronunciation n.

late Middle English reteinir, probably noun, nominal use of Middle French retenir to retain 1425–75

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