anchorhold

== English == === Etymology === From anchor +‎ hold. === Noun === anchorhold (countable and uncountable, plural anchorholds) The residence of an anchorite or anchoress. The hold or grip of an anchor, or something to which it holds. (figurative) Firm hold; security. ==== Related terms ==== anchoress anchorite anchoritess ==== References ==== “anchor-hold”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.