to have and to hold

Meaning

to have and to hold

(also law) To possess for life.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A woman who looks like a girl and thinks like a man is the best sort, the most enjoyable to be and the most pleasurable to have and to hold. Julie Burchill

Words in the phrase

to have and hold

Close letter words and terms

to hasten to hate to have to have fun to hazard to heart's content