Keep
/kiːp/
noun
The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
“He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.”
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
Synonyms: donjon
verb
To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
“to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession”
(heading) To hold the status of something.
(heading) To hold or be held in a state.