anchorhold noun3 •The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.Every anchorhold was built close to a church, so as to allow its occupant the privilege of seeing the performance of mass, and of receiving the consecrated wafer, […] — 1893 •The hold or grip of an anchor, or something to which it holds.The Port is very commodious, being one of the largest in all these Seas , and there is very good Anchorhold all over the Bay — 1763 •(figurative) Firm hold; security. formsanchorholds
