UPHOLDING
Verb
upholding
present participle of uphold
Noun
upholding (plural upholdings)
The act by which something is upheld.
Anagrams
• holding up
Source: Wiktionary
UPHOLD
Up*hold", v. t.
1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity.
Dryden.
2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to
maintain.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3.
Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak.
3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold
a person in wrongdoing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition