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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 attackplay

  Familiarity information: SAFEHOLD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAFEHOLD (noun)


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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