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Tenent
Ten′ent
,Noun.
[L.
tenent
they hold, 3d pers. pl. pres. of tenere
.] A tenet.
[Obs.]
Bp. Sanderson.
Definition 2024
tenent
tenent
English
Noun
tenent (plural tenents)
- (obsolete) A tenet.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.iv:
- Tully, 3 Tusc., cites Epicurus as a chief patron of this tenent.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.iv: