De-tĕn’tion, n.

n. [Lat. detentio, Fr. détention, Pr. detention, Sp. detencion, It. detenzione. See DETAIN.]

1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
2. The state of being detained; confinement; restraint; delay.

The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of honorable detention at Henry’s court. Hallam.