Bible Dictionaries
Obtend

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend.

(2):

(v. t.) To oppose; to hold out in opposition.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Obtend'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/obtend.html. 1828.