Definition of "gainstand" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To stand against; resist, oppose; withstand.

   • He perceived three French Gentlemen, who alone, with an incredible and undaunted boldnesse, gainstood the enraged violence, and made head against the furie of his victorious armie.

2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To make or offer resistance.

noun

1. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Opposition; resistance.