stronghold
English
/ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/, /ˈstɹɔŋˌhoʊld/
noun
Definitions
- A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
- (figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English strong-hōld, strong-hold compound from English strong + English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem)derived from Middle English strong (having physical strength, strong, built to withstand assaults, fortified, sturdy) inherited from Old English strang derived from Proto-Indo-European *strenk- (taut) derived from Middle English hōld (control, grasp, grip, rule, possession).
Origin
Middle English
hōld
Gloss
control, grasp, grip, rule, possession
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- anchorhold English
- antistrong English
- behold English
- breathhold English
- chokehold English
- commonhold English
- copyhold English
- electrostrong English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- foothold English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- handhold English
- headstrong English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdfast English
- holdless English
- holdoff English
- holdout English
- household English
- inhold English
- landhold English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- nonstrong English
- offhold English
- onhold English
- outhold English
- overhold English
- overstrong English
- pinhold English
- resthold English
- roothold English
- semistrong English
- shorthold English
- stokehold English
- stranglehold English
- strength English
- strong English
- strong verb English
- strong-arm English
- strong-handed English
- strongback English
- strongbox English
- stronger English
- strongful English
- stronghand English
- stronghearted English
- strongish English
- strongling English
- stronglink English
- strongly English
- strongman English
- strongness English
- strongpoint English
- strongwoman English
- superstrong English
- throttlehold English
- toehold English
- ultrastrong English
- underhold English
- unhold English
- unstrong English
- uphold English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- strictus Latin
- stringere Latin
- stringō Latin
- *strenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *strangaz Proto-Germanic
- *strangijaz Proto-Germanic
- strong Swedish
- strang Old English
- strengþu Old English
- strong Old English
- holden Middle English
- hōld Middle English
- strong Middle English
- strong-hōld, strong-hold Middle English
- stronge Middle English
- στλεγγίδα Greek (modern)
- holim Tok Pisin
- strong Tok Pisin
- strongpela Tok Pisin
- tranga Sranan Tongo
- straung Yola
- hold
- ahold
- strong
- holder
- uphold
- unhold
- inhold
- behold
- onhold
- forhold
- offhold
- pinhold
- holdase
- mishold
- outhold
- holdout
- holdeth
- toehold
- holdoff
- leghold
- holdest
- handhold
- holdable
- holdless
- lifehold
- copyhold
- unstrong
- landhold
- holdfast
- strength
- resthold
- overhold
- stronger
- forehold
- roothold
- foothold
- strongly
- windhold
- withhold
- fiefhold
- holdback
- nonstrong
- shorthold
- strongman
- mini-hold
- strongbox
- household
- underhold
- chokehold
- strongful
- stokehold
- leasehold
- strongish
- stronglink
- semistrong
- commonhold
- strongback
- strong-arm
- antistrong
- fingerhold
- anchorhold
- overstrong
- strongness
- headstrong
- breathhold
- stronghand
- strongling
- strongwoman
- strongpoint
- superstrong
- strong verb
- ultrastrong
- stranglehold
- throttlehold
- stronghearted
- strong-handed
- electrostrong