verb
gainstay
Gainstay (verb) means to resist or stand in opposition to something.
verb
1
To resist or stand in opposition to something.
"Among the diversity of opinions that are entertained in regard to physical resistance, there are but a few found to gainstay that stern delcaration."
— Bill McAdoo, Pre-Civil War Black Nationalism (1983)
2
To refuse someone something, or take it away from them.
"An illiterate woman, Mai-ch'en's wife is not gainstayed the benefit of the doubt."
— Nancy Ann Watanabe, Love eclipsed: Joyce Carol Oates's Faustian moral vision (1998)
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Etymology
Formed from gain- and stay (‘to stand’). Compare gainstand.
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What is the meaning of gainstay?
"gainstay" (verb) means to resist or stand in opposition to something.
What are the different meanings of gainstay?
"gainstay" has 2 main meanings: 1. To resist or stand in opposition to something; 2. To refuse someone something, or take it away from them.
