Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Tratten-ére, v. a. (V. tenere,)
1. to keep at bay;2. to amuse, divert, entertain; v. r. — in un luogo, to stop at a place, to stay or live there for a while. — in villa, to live in the country Non potere — dalle risa, to be unable to help laughing; s. m. Tratten-itóre, f. Tratten-itríce.