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SAFEHOLD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does safehold mean?
• SAFEHOLD (noun)
The noun SAFEHOLD has 1 sense:
1. a refuge from attack
Familiarity information: SAFEHOLD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A refuge from attack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("safehold" is a kind of...):
asylum; refuge; sanctuary (a shelter from danger or hardship)
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