Shak.
2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken
or unsubdued.
Our force by land hath nobly held.
Shak.
3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a
test or trial; to abide; to persist.
While our obedience holds.
Milton.
The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
Locke.
4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to
cleave; -- often with with, to, or for.
He will hold to the one and despise the other.