(1):
(v. t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
(2):
(v. t.) To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.
(3):
(v. t.) To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess.