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TENCH, n. [L. tinca.] A fish of the genus Cyprinus, found in ponds and rivers.
TEN'ANTRY, n. The body of tenants; as the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom. 1. T...
TEN'ANTLESS, a. Having no tenant; unoccupied; as a tenantless mansion.
TEN'ANTING, ppr. Holding as a tenant.
TEN'ANTED, pp. Held by a tenant.
TEN'ANTABLE, a. Fit to be rented; in a state of repair suitable for a tenant.
TEN'ANT, n. [L. teneo; Gr. to strain, stretch, extend.] 1. A person holding land...
TEN'ANCY, n. [L. tenens.] In law, a holding or possession of lands or tenements;...
TEN'AILLON, n. In fortification, tenaillons are works constructed on each side o...
TENA'IL, n. [L. teneo, to hold.] In fortification, an outwork consisting of two ...
TEN'ACY, n. Tenaciousness. [Not in use.]
TENAC'ITY, n. [L. tenacitas, from teneo, to hold.] 1. Adhesiveness; that quality...
TENA'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of holding fast; unwillingness to quit, resign or...
TENA'CIOUSLY, adv. With a disposition to hold fast what is possessed. 1. Adhesiv...
TENA'CIOUS, a. [L. tenax, from teneo, to hold.] 1. Holding fast, or inclined to ...
TEN'ABLE, a. [L. teneo, to hold. See Tenant .] That may be held, maintained or d...