Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TEN'A-BLE
TENTEN'A-BLE-NESS, or TEN-A-BIL'I-TY
TEN'A-BLE, a. [Fr., from L. teneo, to hold. See Tenant.]
That may be held, maintained or defended against an assailant, or against attempts to take it; as, a tenable fortress. The works were not deemed tenable. The ground taken in the argument is not tenable.
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