Tenacious

te-na's hus, adj., retaining or h'ldiitg fast: apt io stick stubborn —adv Tena'- cloualy.— «. Tena'ciousne [L. tenu a — teneo. Tenacity, tc-nas'i-ti, «. quality of ieriai tons the quality of bodies which makes them stick to — others. [L. tcncititas teuasc.] Tenancy, ten'an-si, a temporary holding of land or property. Tenant, ten 'ant, n. one who holds or po e es land or property under another one who has, on certain conditions, temporary po e ion of an v place. v.t. to hold as a tenant. [Fr. tenant — tenens, pr p. of teneo, to hold.) Tenantable, ten'ant-a-bl, adj to be tenanted in a state of repair suitable for a tenant. Tenantle , tei/ant-les, adj. without a tenant Tenantry, teu'ant-ri, «. the body of tenants on an estate. Tenet, tensh, a fresh-water fish, of the carp family, very tenacious of life. [O. Fr. tote he, Fr. tane he— L. tinea.]