gainstay

Etymology
From. Compare.

Verb

 * 1)  To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose.
 * 2)  To deny (the right to); deprive (of).
 * 3) * 1926, Theosophical Society (Madras, India), The Theosophist:
 * [...] it was intended to be, a living fire of force in the world that cannot be gainstayed and which no storms can shake.
 * 1)  To deny (the right to); deprive (of).
 * 2) * 1926, Theosophical Society (Madras, India), The Theosophist:
 * [...] it was intended to be, a living fire of force in the world that cannot be gainstayed and which no storms can shake.