v. Obs. [UNDER-1 4 a.] trans. To keep under or in subjection.
1590. Spenser, F. Q., III. vii. 33. He lightly lept Vpon the beast, that with great cruelty Rored, and raged to be vnderkept. Ibid. (1591), Tears Muses, 77. Learned Impes … They vnderkeep, and with their spredding armes Doo beat their buds.
