gainstand
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gainstand
Where it comes from
From Middle English gainstanden, corresponding to gain- + stand. Compare againstand.
verb gainstands · gainstanding · gainstood · ganestand
- To stand against; resist, oppose; withstand. He perceived three French Gentlemen, who alone, with an incredible and undaunted boldnesse, gainstood the enraged violence, and made head against the furie of his victorious armie.
- To make or offer resistance.
noun gainstands · ganestand
- Opposition; resistance.
