Holder
[hohl-der] /ˈhoʊl dər/
noun
1.
something that or secures:
a pencil holder.
2.
a person who has the ownership, possession, or use of something; owner; tenant.
3.
Law. a person who has the legal right to enforce a negotiable instrument.
/ˈhəʊldə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that holds
2.
3.
(law) a person who has possession of a bill of exchange, cheque, or promissory note that he is legally entitled to enforce
n.
c.1400, “tenant, occupier,” agent noun from hold (v.). Meaning “device for holding something” is attested from 1833.
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