different between upholding vs upholdatory

English

Verb

upholding

1. present participle of uphold

Noun

upholding (plural upholdings)

1. The act by which something is upheld.
   • 2010, Tom S. Clark, The Limits of Judicial Independence

     […] the considerable political controversy that has surrounded important historical instances of judicial invalidations and judicial upholdings of federal legislation […]

Anagrams

• holding up

English

Etymology

uphold +? -atory

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?ph?l?d?t??r?, IPA^(key): /?p?h??ld?t????/

Adjective

upholdatory (not comparable)

1. (rare, obsolete, nonce word) upholding, supporting, sustaining (without verbal force)
   • 1829: Thomas Moore, Memoirs, Friday the 16^th of January entry

     16 [Friday]?—?Walked over to Bowood dinner?—?Lord L. showed me after dinner a letter he had received from Lord Anglesey, explaining the circumstances that led to his recall & to the publication of his letter to Curtis?—?very well written, & both the style & the feeling showing him to have been fully capable of the letter to the Archbishop?—?one word in it rather an odd coinage?—?“upholdatory of his government”?—?set off at nine for the Ball?—?the Houltons there, looking very handsome?—?Kerry, all happiness & I tant soi peu ennuyé?—?Got to Bowood between 2 & 3?—?my intention was to return home, but Lady L. persuaded me to stay & sleep.

References

• “up?holdatory, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]