meintenir

meintenir

Old French

Alternative forms

• maintenir

Etymology

main +‎ tenir, calque of Latin manus teneō

Verb

meintenir

1. to maintain (to keep the same)
   • circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan

     Tut sa terre li guardout
     E meinteneit e justisout

     He looked after all his land
     And upheld justice

Descendants

• English: to maintain