retencion

See also: retención

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentio, retentionem.

Noun

retencion oblique singular, f (oblique plural retencions, nominative singular retencion, nominative plural retencions)

1. retention (act of retaining)
   • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 208 of this essay:

     nous faisons saignee en retencion de menstrus

     we do bloodletting in the case of retention of menses

Related terms

• retenir