TENABLE


Meaning of TENABLE in English

■ adjective

1》 able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

2》 (of an office, position, etc.) able to be held or used: a scholarship ~ for three years.

Derivatives

tenability noun

Origin

C16: from Fr., from tenir 'to hold'.

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