Kept

verb

1. 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"

2. (heading) To hold the status of something.
3. (heading) To hold or be held in a state.
4. To wait for, keep watch for.
5. To act as wicket-keeper.

   "Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years."