*tenaille, n.f., (fort.) tenaille. pl., pincers, nippers, pinchers, tongs.

*tenailler, v.a., to tear off, to hold tight, to squeeze; (fig.) to torture, to torment.

*tenaillon, n.m., (fort.) tenaillon.

tenance, n.f., (feudalism) tenancy.

tenanci-er, n.m., -ère, n.f., (feudalism) holder, occupier. Franc —; freeholder.

tenant, n.m., (at a tournament) challenger, champion; supporter; defender. Les —s et aboutissants; the adjacent lands, houses, etc.; (fig.) details, particulars, circumstances.

tenant, -e, adj., holding, having something of, seldom used but in the expression, Séance —e; before the meeting separates, during the sitting; there and then.

ténare, n.m., (poet.) Tænarus, hell.

tendance, n.f., tendency, leaning, inclination.

tendant, -e, adj., tending, aiming at.