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to have and to hold
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Phrase
1.1.1
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English
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Phrase
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to
have
and
to
hold
(
also
law
)
To
possess
for life
.
Usage notes
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Used most commonly during
wedding
services
, for example during the
recital
of
vows
, but also sometimes used to refer to the legal
ownership
of
property
.
Further reading
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“
to have and to hold
”, in
Collins English Dictionary
.
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English lemmas
English phrases
English multiword terms
en:Law
en:Marriage