† ˈretinenceObs.rare—1. [ad. L. retinentia, f.retinēre to retain: see -ence.] Power of coherence. 1642H. More Song of Soul iii. i. xiii. Wks. (Grosart) 105 When once an end Is put unto this life, and fate doth rend Our retinence; what follows nought at all Belongs to us.