- A holding on, or remaining in a particular state;
permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance;
constancy; duration; stay. - Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant
renewal; perpetuation; propagation. - A holding together; continuity. - The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one
day, or from one stated term of a court, to another. - The entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof
on the record.