Sinhala Dictionary definitions for retainer
retainer 🔊 /ɹɪtejˈnɚ or ɹitejˈnɚ/
retainer : භටයා
retainer : නියුක්ත මිල
retainer : අනුවරයා
retainer : සේවකයා
retainer : හෙංචප්පු
retainer definition
Noun.
- One who, or that which, retains.
- One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.
- Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.
- The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause.
- The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.
- A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee.
- The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence.