"tenent" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛnɛnt/ Forms: tenents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tenent (“they hold”). Compare tenet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|tenent||they hold}} Latin tenent (“they hold”), {{m|en|tenet}} tenet Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenent (plural tenents)
  1. (obsolete) A tenet. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-tenent-en-noun-R9y2Ngvq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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