[ 'tɛnɪt , 'ti:nɛt ]
■ noun a principle or belief.
Origin
C16 (superseding earlier tenent ): from L., lit. 'he holds', from tenere .
TENET
Meaning of TENET in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
[ 'tɛnɪt , 'ti:nɛt ]
■ noun a principle or belief.
Origin
C16 (superseding earlier tenent ): from L., lit. 'he holds', from tenere .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004