"満を持す" meaning in Japanese

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      "form": "man wo zisure",
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      "form": "満を持せよ",
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      "form": "man wo ziseri",
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          "まん"
        ],
        [
          "持",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "満を持する"
    }
  ],
  "word": "満を持す"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "満を持す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "満を持す",
  "trace": ""
}