handhabend
1 of 2adjective
hand·hab·end
variants or handhaving
ˈ⸗ˌ⸗⸗
: having possession of stolen goods —used in Old English law of a thief caught with the loot
handhabend
2 of 2noun
"
variants or handhaving
"
plural -s
: the jurisdiction to try a handhabend thief
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
handhabend from Middle English, from Old English handhabbend, from hand, hond hand + habbend, present participle of habben to have
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