conveyancing. This is a Latin word, which signifies to hold. 2. It was formerly that part of a deed which was used to express the tenure by which the estate granted was holden; but since all freehold tenures were converted into socage, the tenendum is of no further use even in England, and is therefore joined to the habendum in this manner, to have and to hold. The words to hold have now no meaning in our deeds.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
Lat. To hold; to be holden. The name of that formal part of a deed which is characterized by the words “to hold.” It was formerly used to express the tenure by which the estate granted was to be held; but, since all freehold tenures have been converted into socage, the tenendum is of no further use, and is therefore joined in the habendum, “to have and to hold.”